Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law : : The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights / / edited by Michael Bohlander.

• Superior document: Studies in International Criminal Law Series ; Volume 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Bohlander, Michael, 1962-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in international criminal law ; Volume 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (267 pages)

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

The scientific SETI environment -- Social science aspects of SETI -- Science fiction and (First) contact scenarios -- Hostile contact and current international and domestic law -- Preparing for hostile contact -- Legal prolegomena of peaceful relationships with ETI -- Conclusion and outlook.