ASSAULT ON THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE: AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME OF A STATE CHARACTER. ARTICLE TWO

Author(s): Sreto Nogo, Dragan Manojlovic

Rubric: Relevant aspects of criminal law, criminal proceedings and criminalistics

DOI: 10.21777/2587-9472-2024-3-85-93

Release: 2024-3 (43)

Pages: 85-93

Keywords: Nord Stream, pipelines, sabotage, crime, the person who committed the crime, international crime

Annotation: In the article, within the framework of scientific approaches, the corpus delicti was analyzed, as a result of which the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were violently damaged. The possibilities of determining the perpetrators of this crime were explored. The concealment of information and its distortion by the world media, the silence of some members of the international community, and the refraining of some permanent and nonpermanent members of the UN Security Council from assessing this crime, as well as the failure of international decision-makers to launch an investigation at the international level, all indicate that there are attempts to create physical and geographical obstacles to the disclosure and investigation of these crimes. The study shows that this crime can be classified as a complex offense that has exposed the vulnerability of the infrastructure used to exchange goods and services through the waters of the seas and oceans. It is not covered by the direct protection of national jurisdiction, as it falls outside the sovereignty of States. The commission of such crimes can threaten not only the economic security of countries, but also their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Bibliography: Sreto NO., Dragan MA. ASSAULT ON THE NORD STREAM PIPELINE: AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME OF A STATE CHARACTER. ARTICLE TWO // Journal of Legal Sciences. – 2024. – № 3 (43). – С. 85-93. doi: 10.21777/2587-9472-2024-3-85-93