Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law: The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights

International Law

Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law: The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights

By Michael Bohlander
Brill Academic Publishers August 2023

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ISBN-13
9789004677692
Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Publication
August 2023
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
Netherlands ? Countri(es) for reference only

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It is statistically unlikely that humans are the only intelligent species in the universe. Nothing about the others will be known until contact is made beyond a radio signal from space that merely tells us they existed when it was sent. That contact may occur tomorrow, in a hundred years, or never. If it does it will be a high-risk scenario for humanity. It may be peaceful or hostile. Relying on alien altruism and benign intentions is wishful thinking. We need to begin identifying as a planetary species, and develop a global consensus on how to respond in either scenario.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
List of Figures
Abbreviations

1. Introduction
2. The Scientific SETI Environment
3. Social Science Aspects of SETI
4. Interspecies Armed Conflict
5. Hostile Contact and Current International and Domestic Law
6. Preparing for Hostile Contact
7. Legal Prolegomena of Peaceful Relationships with ETI
8. Conclusion and Outlook
Epilogue by Dr. Andreas Anton

Annexes
Bibliography
Index
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