Rights Without Earth: Dynamics of the Nature/Law Chiasm in Outer Space
International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique April 2, 2026 Mario Ricca
Abstract This essay orbits around an anthropological-cognitive question: who (and what) is the human being to whom human rights should be recognized and with reference to whom these rights are to be tailored in outer space or on other celestial bodies? It is commonly accepted that human rights are universal and therefore must also be applied in outer space or off-Earth environments. The...