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Interstellar Heritage: Safeguarding Cultural Identity and Human Rights in the Age of Human Settlements in Outer Space

KOELLNER, Edward Scott

Basic information

Original name

Interstellar Heritage: Safeguarding Cultural Identity and Human Rights in the Age of Human Settlements in Outer Space

Authors

KOELLNER, Edward Scott

Edition

Heritage in War and Peace IV Human Rights Perspectives through Past, Present and Future, 2024

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Presentations at conferences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

Organization

Právnická fakulta – Repository – Repository

Keywords in English

Human Spaceflight, Cultural Preservation, Space Law, Interplanetary Human Rights, Space Governance
Changed: 10/2/2025 00:50, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík

Abstract

V originále

Human spaceflight raises ethical, cultural, and legal issues as science fiction becomes reality. Growing projects to settle the Moon, Mars, low-earth-orbit satellites, and other celestial bodies raise important questions about cultural preservation and interplanetary human rights. This article examines how space-faring human clusters could preserve Earth's cultures while creating new identities in alien communities. Without legal frameworks, space science and commerce may compromise cultural continuity and human rights. Current space governance systems cannot address cultural preservation and human rights in space settlement, like the 1967 Outer Space Treaty. This research emphasizes the need for new laws to protect space explorers' human rights and cultural heritage. This study promotes proactive governance in accordance with international human rights law to preserve Earth's cultural legacy, create new cultural identities in space, and protect intellectual property. International cooperation and multidisciplinary research could guide space exploration and human settlements using ethical guidelines that respect human dignity and promote cultural diversity and invention.

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