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The '''UN Colonial Mortal Dictata''' is a [[human]] piece of legislation or code of ethics which was extended to the colonies in [[2165]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 101''</ref> The Dictata is known to prohibit the use of a living human's brain as the seed for an [[Smart AI|AI]] [[Riemann matrix|matrix]], as the brain is destroyed in the [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|process]].<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''May 21, 2549''</ref> [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] is known to have violated the code on several occasions, most notably when [[flash cloning]] herself in order to create [[Cortana]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 36''</ref> | The '''UN Colonial Mortal Dictata''' is a [[human]] piece of legislation or code of ethics which was extended to the colonies in [[2165]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 101''</ref> The Dictata is known to prohibit the use of a living human's brain as the seed for an [[Smart AI|AI]] [[Riemann matrix|matrix]], as the brain is destroyed in the [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|process]].<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''May 21, 2549''</ref> [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] is known to have violated the code on several occasions, most notably when [[flash cloning]] herself in order to create [[Cortana]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 36''</ref> | ||
==The Mortal Dictata Act== | |||
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'''Section 1A/3 - Introduction and Overview''' | |||
:1A/3a: A human being shall be defined as a person recognized and accepted by a reasonable layperson as being human on the basis of form, behavior, or external appearance, and no authority shall be permitted to use any element of a genetic profile to exclude a person from that definition. | |||
:1A/3b: A human being shall not be restricted, selected, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of their genome or genetic profile, whether altered or unaltered. | |||
:1A/3c: A human being shall not be brought into existence with the intent of providing biological material or research data for the use, treatment, or benefit of another. | |||
:1A/3d: A human being shall not be subject to any commercial claim, patent, or restriction on the basis of any part of the genome or genetic profile, whether altered or unaltered. | |||
:1A/3e: A human being, regardless of any engineering of their genome or introduction of non-human or artificial DNA, shall not cease to be classed as human under any circumstances. | |||
:1A/3f: No human being shall be subjected to genetic alteration except with their express and informed consent, or, in the case of a person under the age of 18, with the consent of their legal guardian for the sole purpose of correcting a health defect in that child. | |||
:1A/3g: A human being or part of thereof may not be owned by any individual or organization. | |||
:1A/3h: A human being shall not be cloned. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:UNSC Protocols]] | [[Category:UNSC Protocols]] |
Revision as of 22:44, January 23, 2014
This article is about a legislation. For the novel, see Halo: Mortal Dictata.
The UN Colonial Mortal Dictata is a human piece of legislation or code of ethics which was extended to the colonies in 2165.[1] The Dictata is known to prohibit the use of a living human's brain as the seed for an AI matrix, as the brain is destroyed in the process.[2] Dr. Catherine Halsey is known to have violated the code on several occasions, most notably when flash cloning herself in order to create Cortana.[3]
The Mortal Dictata Act
Section 1A/3 - Introduction and Overview
- 1A/3a: A human being shall be defined as a person recognized and accepted by a reasonable layperson as being human on the basis of form, behavior, or external appearance, and no authority shall be permitted to use any element of a genetic profile to exclude a person from that definition.
- 1A/3b: A human being shall not be restricted, selected, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of their genome or genetic profile, whether altered or unaltered.
- 1A/3c: A human being shall not be brought into existence with the intent of providing biological material or research data for the use, treatment, or benefit of another.
- 1A/3d: A human being shall not be subject to any commercial claim, patent, or restriction on the basis of any part of the genome or genetic profile, whether altered or unaltered.
- 1A/3e: A human being, regardless of any engineering of their genome or introduction of non-human or artificial DNA, shall not cease to be classed as human under any circumstances.
- 1A/3f: No human being shall be subjected to genetic alteration except with their express and informed consent, or, in the case of a person under the age of 18, with the consent of their legal guardian for the sole purpose of correcting a health defect in that child.
- 1A/3g: A human being or part of thereof may not be owned by any individual or organization.
- 1A/3h: A human being shall not be cloned.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 101
- ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, May 21, 2549
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 36