Global Policy Journal publishes blogpost by Professor Michael Bohlander on legal aspects of destroying Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)
In this blogpost, Professor Michael Bohlander, Durham Law School's Chair in Global Law and SETI Policy, discusses which legal framework is relevant to determining whether destroying UAP is lawful. Is it possible to establish general principles based on the rules applicable in peacetime or war? The publicly known and observable UAP behaviour makes it mostly difficult to classify them unambiguously as military, civilian, or something in between, or whether they are hostile or benevolent. The post gives a brief overview of some relevant considerations. It is based on Professor Bohlander's chapter entitled “Destroying non-human unidentified anomalous phenomena – A chance for regulation or a perennial legal black box?”, forthcoming in 2027 in a book about the future research agenda for international criminal law, edited by Anna Marie Brennan.
