Conscientious Objection in Turkey: A Socio-Legal Analysis of the Right to Refuse Military Service

ISBN-13: 9781474496490 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 176 str.

Demet Asl? Caltekin

Opis

This book provides a socio-legal analysis of the right to conscientious objection in Turkey. It empirically investigates the experiences of antimilitarists with law, with a particular focus on the socio-cultural elements behind the non-recognition of the right to conscientious objection. Drawing on interviews with eighteen objectors and an expert in Turkey, the book argues that any attempt to create a social change also necessitates understanding and challenging current legal frameworks.

Spis treści

Acknowledgments; List of Legislation iv; List of Casesvi; List of International Documentsvi; Setting the Scene: Militarisation of Society; The Conscription System and the Normalization of Militarism in Turkey; Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience; Conscientious Objection and Gender; Fieldwork; Structure of the Book; Chapter I: Conscription and Turkey’s Changing Socio-Political Structures; Introduction; Why Have a Standing Army?; Civilian input?; The Exclusion of Women and LGBTQI from Standing Army; The Institutionalization of the Military’s Political Role; The Impact of the Conscription Systems on Militarisation of Society; The Military’s Decreasing Political Role in The Era of Justice and Development Party; Conclusion; Chapter II: Conscientious Objection and International Law; Introduction; The Right to Conscientious Objection in European Human Rights System; The Right to Conscientious Objection and the United Nations Human Rights Law; Conclusion; Chapter III: The Compatibility of Turkish Domestic Law with International Law; Introduction; National Legislation on the Compulsory Military Service; The Right to Conscientious Objection at the Domestic Court The Criminalization of Conscientious Objection; The Contradiction between Article of Turkish Criminal Code and Article of the European Convention on Human Rights; Conclusion; Chapter IV: A Typology of Conscientious Objection in Turkey; Introduction; The Nature of Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey; Conclusion; ; Chapter V: Conscientious Objection as an Act of Civil Disobedience Act; Introduction; Conscientious Objection is an Act of Civil Disobedience, Because …; Conclusion; Chapter VI: Curious Women Conscientious Objectors to Military Service in the Male Conscription System in Turkey; Introduction; Gender and Militarism; Curious Women Conscientious Objectors in Turkey; We (Women) Object Because…; Conclusion; Conclusion: Demilitarisation of Society; Notes from Fieldwork; Further Research; Hope for a Change? Final Suggestions for Potential Legal Reforms; Bibliography.