Contact with extraterrestrial intelligence and human law the applicability of rules of war and human rights
"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 n...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill | Nijhoff
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | Studies in international criminal law
volume 5 |
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-706 URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9789004677708 |
| DOI: | 10.1163/9789004677708 |