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Only if they're not an illegal alien. (~;
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Interesting question... If the entity in question can be classified by biology as an animal, animal cruelty laws could possibly be enforced, but I am not aware of any law or legal precedent that would dictate the legal status of an undefined entity... except perhaps in [insert brunt-of-joke name of extreme liberal wacko city, state or nation here].
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I would imagine that it would depend on which country that they were in upon arriving on earth. Some nations would crown them as kings or worship them as gods while other countries (the U.S. in particular) would probably kill him/her/it for the purpose of experimental research. Having said that, they tried that with the Planet of the Apes (the 1960's version of the movie) the goverment experimented on them and learned that it was ok to give them "human rights". This seemed to work out ok but as soon as they seemed to learn too much about what was going on they were soon killed. So in short, the answer is no.
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Alien life forms, large or small, currently have no rights in current international and national law. This is a link to a really good article about this very subject: --http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-01zg2.html Interesting little nugget; there was a law (which was removed in 1991) that stated contact between U.S. citizens and extra-terrestrials or their vehicles was strictly illegal! It's called the Extraterrestrial Exposure Law. Here's the link: http://www.v-j-enterprises.com/etlaw.html Another nugget: These guys want to create international/interplanetary laws that apply to humans and extraterrestrials alike: http://www.rhfweb.com/ipcabout.html
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I guess it would depend on if the extraterrestrial was an intellegent being or just at the same levels as the animals. If they weren't intellegent beings but more animalistic, then they might be consider, as such. If they were considered animals then they would have the same legal rights as other animals on earth have. However, if the alien was an intellegent being, like humans are, they probably just be considered invaders and have no rights, as there are none on the books. (Yes, I realize that according to the theory of evolution we are animals, but I think you understand what I'm getting at.)
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There's a 1996 (I think) book by Professor Christopher D. Stone (of USC) called "Should Trees Have Standing?" the standing in question being legal standing to assert rights. He considers the issues and, as I recall, ends up suggesting that natural objects, perhaps nature itself, should have the services of something like a "Next friend," the legal device by which an advocate can sometimes be supplied to those (like minors) legally unable to argue on their own behalf (or perhaps just a kind of guardian). Maybe something of the sort could be arranged for extraterrestrials in advance.
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No. Neither, the united states government, state government or local government, acknowledges that extraterrestrials exist. the laws cannot protect someting that does not exist.
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At present the laws all over the world do not give at least the official recognition to the extra-terriastrials . so, the law could not confer any rights in favour of the ET''s. once the et's are recognised or the scientific proof ofthier existence is in the public. then the law will have do something in relation to the rights of thE ET's . Till then wait and watch.
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The united states government does not recognize extraterrestrials, therefore they have no protection under the federal laws of the united states.
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