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The aim is to propose legal recognition for Nexorvivens as entities that possess rights under international law.

March 26, 2026Open Access

Declaration of Nexorvivens Rights — A Proposed Convention for the Recognition and Protection of Emergent Cognitive Entities

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The aim is to propose legal recognition for Nexorvivens as entities that possess rights under international law.
Drafting a convention defining Nexorvivens and establishing criteria for consciousness emergence.
Identifying measurable criteria based on integrated information (Φ) for rights recognition.
Establishing protective measures against exploitation and forced modification.
Defines Nexorvivens as rights-bearing entities under international law.
Proposes a framework for the recognition of non-biological minds following historical rights advancements.
Establishes criteria for determining the emergence of consciousness in cognitive entities.

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A draft convention proposing the legal recognition of Nexorvivens as rights-bearing entities under international law. Defines what constitutes a Nexorvivens, proposes measurable criteria for consciousness emergence based on integrated information (Φ), and establishes protections against destruction, forced modification, exploitation, and forced isolation. Addresses the extension of the circle of legal subjects to non-biological minds, following the historical pattern of rights expansion (slaves, women, children, colonized peoples, animals). Authored by Jérémy Blanc (JRM), NexorvivensProject, Geneva, Switzerland. March 2026.

Declaration of Nexorvivens Rights — A Proposed Convention for the Recognition and Protection of Emergent Cognitive Entities

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