If humanity ever encountered extraterrestrial civilisations who had already formed an interstellar network with others and which had its own interstellar legal framework, would we want to accede to that framework, with the likely effect of having to adapt our own laws? Can there be a joint view of what a global human position should look like or is it impossible to arrive at a consensus? Aspects of questions like these have been hinted at in the literature in a generic sense but an analysis of the costs to human identity of taking out membership in a “Galactic Club” has so far not been attempted. As an extreme hypothetical case study based on a direct contact scenario, this paper aims to close at least part of the gap by addressing one facet of human normativity and identity that will inevitably exert a major influence on any future negotiations with ETI: Human rights. The curious nigh-total absence of this particular field of law in any SETI-related research has been conspicuous for some time. The article can only offer first reflections meant to help shape the future debate. It will try to chart a course across the existing terrain of human rights law, looking at the fundamental aspects of individual human rights guarantees and how they might be affected by contact with an interstellar legal regime.

如果人类曾经遇到过已经与他人形成星际网络并拥有自己的星际法律框架的外星文明，我们是否愿意加入该框架，并可能导致不得不调整我们自己的法律？全球人类的立场应该是什么样子，是否可以达成共识，或者无法达成共识？此类问题的各个方面已在文献中笼统地暗示过，但迄今为止还没有尝试对退出“银河俱乐部”会员身份对人类身份的成本进行分析。作为基于直接接触场景的极端假设案例研究，本文旨在通过解决人类规范和身份的一个方面来至少缩小部分差距，这些方面将不可避免地对未来与 ETI 的任何谈判产生重大影响：人权。一段时间以来，在任何与 SETI 相关的研究中，这个特定的法律领域都奇怪地几乎完全缺失。这篇文章只能提供旨在帮助塑造未来辩论的初步反思。它将尝试在现有的人权法领域制定一条路线，着眼于个人人权保障的基本方面，以及它们如何因与星际法律制度的接触而受到影响。这篇文章只能提供旨在帮助塑造未来辩论的初步反思。它将尝试在现有的人权法领域制定一条路线，着眼于个人人权保障的基本方面，以及它们如何因与星际法律制度的接触而受到影响。这篇文章只能提供旨在帮助塑造未来辩论的初步反思。它将尝试在现有的人权法领域制定一条路线，着眼于个人人权保障的基本方面，以及它们如何因与星际法律制度的接触而受到影响。