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A subtrope of FantasticLegalWeirdness, WhatMeasureIsANonHuman, and ''usually''[[note]]Obviously, legal problems are easily fixed, but often no one ever bothers or sometimes even ''wants'' to do it.[[/note]] HollywoodLaw. Overlaps with TheyWouldCutYouUp. See also ZombieAdvocate, when a character advocates for the rights of non-humans. Contrast with UndeadTaxExemption, where the issue is usually {{handwave}}d as the non-human easily creating a convincing fake identity.
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A subtrope of FantasticLegalWeirdness, WhatMeasureIsANonHuman, and ''usually''[[note]]Obviously, legal problems are easily fixed, but often no one ever bothers or sometimes even ''wants'' to do it.[[/note]] HollywoodLaw. Overlaps with TheyWouldCutYouUp. See also ZombieAdvocate, when a character advocates for the rights of non-humans.non-humans, and NotIllegalJustification which a character might use when denying a non-human rights. Contrast with UndeadTaxExemption, where the issue is usually {{handwave}}d as the non-human easily creating a convincing fake identity.
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* ''Literature/AxiomsEnd'': In the second book, following the revelation that the US government has been holding a group of aliens in custody for decades, a vast national debate emerges regarding whether aliens have human rights. Unfortunately, the political climate of the time helps the far-right Third Option gain popularity, which says aliens do have rights... as second-class citizens.
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* ''Literature/AxiomsEnd'': In the second book, following the revelation that the US government has been holding a group of aliens in custody for decades, a vast national debate emerges regarding whether aliens have human rights. Unfortunately, the political climate of the time helps the far-right far-right, openly xenophobic (in all senses of the word) Third Option gain popularity, which says aliens do have rights... as second-class citizens. While obviously bad for the aliens, it's made clear that simply creating such a classification makes it [[HumansAreBastards inevitable]] that one day it will be applied to other humans, too.
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* In ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'', the rights of droids in the 23rd century is a frequently brought up subplot, with Paperinik himself being famous for his ardent support of droid rights and disgust with those who treat them like lessers. Droid rights are eventually codified in law in ''Fragments of Autumn'', which leads into a court drama where Paperinik's friend Lyla becomes the first droid put on trial for accidentally shooting a colleague (previously she would've simply been terminated), with the prosecution sponsored by a politician running an anti-droid platform.
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* The ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' crossover between ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' and ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' mines this a lot: ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} "[[CapeBusters cape killers]]" feel okay with firing on Victor because he's "[[JustAMachine just a robot]]", and Hulkling, Karolina, and Xavin are all lined up by a MadScientist for [[TheyWouldCutYouUp dissection]] because they don't have any legal rights as aliens. {{Subverted|Trope}} in the "Battle Damage Report" when ComicBook/IronMan notes that while Karolina isn't human, she technically should have had rights as a U.S. citizen because she was born in California.
* In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} discovers that Lex Luthor murdered [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} her baby cousin]]. When confronted about it, Luthor calmly -- and smugly -- says that killing an alien can't be considered a crime.
* Bar Sinister from ''ComicBook/ShamansTears'' is a group of genetically uplifted animals. The evil corporation that created them felt justified in treating them as possessions as they had a court ruling stating that they weren't human.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'', this is why Serisha was able to run her horrific experiments on Summoner/Array without interference from Agency Zero.
* {{Subverted|Trope}} in a ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'' episode in which our heroine does a job for the CIA and gets a USA passport (i.e., citizen rights) as a reward. (It certainly helped that she belongs to the good gals, looks human when she doesn't show her fangs or wings, and also otherwise makes a completely UnusuallyUninterestingSight. [[BlatantLies OK, maybe not the last part...)]]
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''. Hellboy (demon), Abe (fishman), Krausse (disembodied ghost) and Roger (homunculus) are all legally recognized as people with full rights through their service to the B.P.R.D., though there's some debate over Roger at first. Said debate involves a ''bomb'' being put in his chest. This is the first of a series of events that leads to Hellboy's dissatisfaction with, and eventually quitting, the B.P.R.D.
* In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} discovers that Lex Luthor murdered [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} her baby cousin]]. When confronted about it, Luthor calmly -- and smugly -- says that killing an alien can't be considered a crime.
* Bar Sinister from ''ComicBook/ShamansTears'' is a group of genetically uplifted animals. The evil corporation that created them felt justified in treating them as possessions as they had a court ruling stating that they weren't human.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'', this is why Serisha was able to run her horrific experiments on Summoner/Array without interference from Agency Zero.
* {{Subverted|Trope}} in a ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'' episode in which our heroine does a job for the CIA and gets a USA passport (i.e., citizen rights) as a reward. (It certainly helped that she belongs to the good gals, looks human when she doesn't show her fangs or wings, and also otherwise makes a completely UnusuallyUninterestingSight. [[BlatantLies OK, maybe not the last part...)]]
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''. Hellboy (demon), Abe (fishman), Krausse (disembodied ghost) and Roger (homunculus) are all legally recognized as people with full rights through their service to the B.P.R.D., though there's some debate over Roger at first. Said debate involves a ''bomb'' being put in his chest. This is the first of a series of events that leads to Hellboy's dissatisfaction with, and eventually quitting, the B.P.R.D.
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* ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'': The ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' crossover between ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' and ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' mines this a lot: ComicBook/{{SHIELD}} "[[CapeBusters cape killers]]" feel okay with firing on Victor because he's "[[JustAMachine just a robot]]", and Hulkling, Karolina, and Xavin are all lined up by a MadScientist for [[TheyWouldCutYouUp dissection]] because they don't have any legal rights as aliens. {{Subverted|Trope}} in the "Battle Damage Report" when ComicBook/IronMan notes that while Karolina isn't human, she technically should have had rights as a U.S. citizen because she was born in California.
*In ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'', ''ComicBook/ElseworldsFinestSupergirlAndBatgirl'': ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} discovers that Lex Luthor murdered [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} her baby cousin]]. When confronted about it, Luthor calmly -- and smugly -- says that killing an alien can't be considered a crime.
*Bar Sinister from ''ComicBook/ShamansTears'' is a group of genetically uplifted animals. The evil corporation that created them felt justified in treating them as possessions as they had a court ruling stating that they weren't human.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'', this''ComicBook/GoldDigger'': This is why Serisha was able to run her horrific experiments on Summoner/Array without interference from Agency Zero.
*{{Subverted|Trope}} in a ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'' episode in which our heroine does a job for the CIA and gets a USA passport (i.e., citizen rights) as a reward. (It certainly helped that she belongs to the good gals, looks human when she doesn't show her fangs or wings, and also otherwise makes a completely UnusuallyUninterestingSight. [[BlatantLies OK, maybe not the last part...)]]
* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''.''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'': {{Averted|Trope}}. Hellboy (demon), Abe (fishman), Krausse (disembodied ghost) and Roger (homunculus) are all legally recognized as people with full rights through their service to the B.P.R.D., though there's some debate over Roger at first. Said debate involves a ''bomb'' being put in his chest. This is the first of a series of events that leads to Hellboy's dissatisfaction with, and eventually quitting, the B.P.R.D.D.
* ''ComicBook/ShamansTears'': Bar Sinister is a group of genetically uplifted animals. The evil corporation that created them felt justified in treating them as possessions as they had a court ruling stating that they weren't human.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'': The series practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'': {{Subverted|Trope}} in a issue in which our heroine does a job for the CIA and gets a USA passport (i.e., citizen rights) as a reward. (It certainly helped that she belongs to the good gals, looks human when she doesn't show her fangs or wings, and also otherwise makes a completely UnusuallyUninterestingSight. [[BlatantLies OK, maybe not the last part...)]]
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* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'' practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* In ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'', this
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* {{Averted|Trope}} in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}''.
* ''ComicBook/ShamansTears'': Bar Sinister is a group of genetically uplifted animals. The evil corporation that created them felt justified in treating them as possessions as they had a court ruling stating that they weren't human.
* ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel'': The series practically takes this to HumansAreTheRealMonsters level: The government organisation Triple I and the RAAT military group they sponsor treat all giant robots as a menace, resulting in them firing on any Autobot they see without provocation, capturing and dissecting them, and ultimately trying to execute a group of captured Autobots in retribution for a Decepticon attack. (Their bodies are crushed but the one man in the organisation who's twigged they're on different sides saves their brain modules.)
* ''ComicBook/{{Vampirella}}'': {{Subverted|Trope}} in a issue in which our heroine does a job for the CIA and gets a USA passport (i.e., citizen rights) as a reward. (It certainly helped that she belongs to the good gals, looks human when she doesn't show her fangs or wings, and also otherwise makes a completely UnusuallyUninterestingSight. [[BlatantLies OK, maybe not the last part...)]]
