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How Five Fundamental Human Rights Could Be Violated in Privately-Funded Space Settlements and the Role of the Mars Agreement in Their Protection

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Assessing a Mars Agreement Including Human Settlements

Part of the book series: Studies in Space Policy ((STUDSPACE,volume 30))

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It is becoming increasingly clear that human settlements are part of the future of the space sector. With the advent of NewSpace, it is also clear that as long as there are potential economic benefits, private companies will play a key role in the habitation of space. This article focuses on answering two questions: how five rights recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights could be threatened in privately-funded space settlements and what provisions should the Mars Agreement make to protect them. In particular, the ban on arbitrary detentions, the right to privacy, the right to a nationality, the right to marriage and family, and the right to freedom of assembly and association are discussed.

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García Bonilla, J. (2021). How Five Fundamental Human Rights Could Be Violated in Privately-Funded Space Settlements and the Role of the Mars Agreement in Their Protection. In: Froehlich, A. (eds) Assessing a Mars Agreement Including Human Settlements. Studies in Space Policy, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65013-1_4

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