RETURNING OF COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE – DECISION ADDENDUM

2021 ◽  
pp. 247-262
Author(s):  
MILOVAN SUBOTIĆ
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Conscientious Objection ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Individual Life ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
Number Of Factors ◽  
Media Space ◽  
Full Capacity

The obligation to serve in the Serbian Armed Forces was suspended ending with the last batch of soldiers sent in 2010, and it also referred to recruits who, due to conscientious objection, replaced military service with civilian service. This decision was carried out on 1 January 2011, and since then military service has been based on the principle of voluntariness. Ten years later, judging by the statements of state officials and the extensive media space which this topic occupies, we are never closer to returning to compulsory military service. Recognising the fact that the 'thawing' of military service would have significant counteractions not only on the defense system but also on the broader context of community and individual life, this paper emphasises the importance of a nuanced approach to the problem. The experiences of the countries that have returned to military service are precious, so at the beginning of the paper, all the attention is aimed at that direction. The experiences of countries with a continuous duration of military service are also analysed, on the examples of those who carry out this service at full capacity and those who have formally compulsory military service, but whose armed forces are almost 100% replenished with volunteers. The context of the possible return of compulsory military service in Serbia is viewed from the point of several supremacist aspects important for decision-making, such as the current security situation and several complementary aspects, such as economic, functional and legal. It is important to point out that the authors do not value themselves in this paper, but the key intention of the paper is to understand a number of factors that must be taken into account when deciding on this issue.

scholarly journals German preparations for the war in the light of documents of the Polish military intelligence (1933-1939) – selected aspects

2019 ◽  
Vol 192 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-265
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Nowacki ◽  
Adam Szymanowicz
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
German Society ◽  
Nazi Party ◽  
Military Intelligence ◽  
German Army ◽  
Treaty Of Versailles ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
Intelligence Services ◽  
New Information

As a result of the Treaty of Versailles the provisions concerning the issue of limitation of the armed forces were imposed on Germany. These provisions were unilaterally terminated by Germany two years after Adolf Hitler had come to power. There was introduced general and compulsory military service. On 21st May 1935, Hitler – as the Fuhrer and Reich Chancellor – signed the secret Reich Defence Law, which gave the Wehrmacht command wide powers to expand the army. Thus, the intensive development of the German army was initiated. After the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, gaining new information by the Polish military intelligence became increasingly difficult. It was connected with the expansion of the German counter-intelligence services, especially the Gestapo, as well as the police supervision over the German society. Through good operational work of the Polish intelligence the Polish side already before the outbreak of the war was relatively well familiarized with the particular phases of the overall German army’s armaments, as well as the German operational doctrine and methods of warfare.

Part 1 Freedom of Religion or Belief, 1.3.11 Conscientious Objection

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bielefeldt Heiner, Prof ◽  
Ghanea Nazila, Dr ◽  
Wiener Michael, Dr
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Conscientious Objection ◽  
Refugee Status ◽  
National Anthem ◽  
Conscientious Objectors ◽  
Lethal Force ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
Normative Basis ◽  
Military Expenditures ◽  
Alternative Service

This chapter addresses issues concerning conscientious objection, notably the refusal by individuals to perform compulsory military service based on their genuinely held religious or other beliefs that forbid the use of lethal force. Throughout the past five decades, various international and regional human rights mechanisms have significantly changed their interpretation with regard to the existence and normative basis of a right to conscientious objection to military service. This chapter also discusses the question of who can claim conscientious objection; procedural issues; the problem of repeated trials and punishment of conscientious objectors; the nature and length of alternative service; refugee status claims based on persecution arising from conscientious objection; and conscientious objection in disputed territories. In addition, there are several issues of interpretation related to ‘selective’ objection against participating in certain wars and ‘total’ objection even against alternative civilian service. In addition to conscientious objection to military service, also other issues may give rise to objections, for example against the obligation to pay taxes for military expenditures; against carrying out abortions; against a duty to join a hunting association; against singing the national anthem or saluting the flag; and conscientious objection in the employment sphere.

“The War Power Is Not a Blank Check”: The Supreme Court and Conscientious Objection, 1917–1973

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-325
Author(s):  
Megan Threlkeld
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Conscientious Objection ◽  
Conscientious Objector ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
War Power

Abstract:This article examines the Supreme Court’s role in the development of federal conscientious objector policy in the twentieth century. Focusing on two key periods—the three years following the end of World War II, and the era of the Vietnam War—I argue that the policy’s evolution was more complex than previous studies have indicated, and that the Court’s changing attitudes toward conscientious objection can be traced to the justices’ increasing but irresolute concern for civil liberties. By the early 1970s, the Court was interpreting federal statutes much more broadly than Congress ever intended, but the justices remained divided over just how broad those interpretations should be. While the end of the draft rendered the question of compulsory military service moot, the Court’s failure to arrive at a clear position on conscientious objection has had lasting implications on other issues.

Documents from the Central State Archive of the Udmurt Republic on Establishing a Military Commissariats Network within the Territory of Udmurtia

2018 ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
Sergey S. Ashihmin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Military Training ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
State Archive ◽  
Central State ◽  
Military Leaders ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
Udmurt Republic ◽  
The Military

Drawing on materials from the Central State Archive of the Udmurt Republic, the article studies the establishing and functioning of the military commissariats network in the first years of the Soviet power. The outspread of the Civil War and the Allied Intervention therein necessitated calling up citizens, primarily workers and peasants, for compulsory military service. The establishment of the commissariats for military affairs marked the beginning of accounting of able-bodied males and their conscription into the armed forces. Volost, uezd, and gubernia commissariats for military affairs were organized by volost, uezd, and gubernia Soviets of workers', soldiers' and peasants' deputies; commissars and military leaders of volost, uezd, and gubernia commissariats were appointed by volost, uezd, and gubernia Soviets respectively and by the People's Commissariat for Military Affairs. Studying activities of local military authorities is of great importance, as it allows to see beyond central authorities actions, to understand how their decisions were implemented at the local level. Consequently, this allows to evidentiate the process of the Soviet armed forces creation in all its multiformity and complexity. On the territory of Udmurtia, armed hostilities continued from August 1918 to late June 1919, and newly formed military commissariats had to perform many tasks, both peaceful and military. First and foremost, they had to account of and mobilize officers and soldiers returning from the fronts of First World War. Much effort was required to drill recruits who had no military training. The military commissariats were also to prevent the widely spreading desertion. These functions were performed under difficult circumstances of rapidly shifting front lines, as areas and towns of the Vyatka gubernia repeatedly passed from the Reds to the Whites and back again.

scholarly journals Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Laborde’s Exemption Test

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Élise Rouméas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Conscientious Objection ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Historical Case ◽  
Normative Reasoning ◽  
Geopolitical Context

Abstract This paper applies Laborde’s theory of the justice of exemptions to what has become a relatively uncontroversial case, the exemption to military service. It assesses how the exemption test designed by Laborde can guide decision-making relative to a specific historical case, focusing on the French example. The exercise sheds light on how contextual considerations—the legal status quo, the geopolitical context, the number of objectors—decisively influence our normative reasoning about the justifiability of exemptions.

scholarly journals Volunteers and Active Reserve for the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Milan Sopóci ◽  
Marek Walancik
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Safety System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Financial Costs ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Compulsory Military Service

Abstract The article deals with settlement of Armed Forces in connection with voluntary and compulsory military service in history and present days too. It shows on new tasks of Armed Forces and possibilities their solution with utilization of volunteers and active reserve. The contribution designs a certain way for their preparation, training and service. On the other hand shows on financial costs for creation and service. In conclusion states that solution is new qualitatively change in optimalization of safety system Slovak republic.

Military Sociology

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-147
Author(s):  
Zoltan Barany
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Officer Corps ◽  
Military Sociology ◽  
Career Trajectories ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sociocultural Issues ◽  
At Home

This chapter discusses issues germane to military sociology and focuses on explaining how sociocultural factors sap the effectiveness of Gulf armies. The first portion of the chapter is devoted to the social and regional backgrounds of enlisted members of the armed forces and explores the reasons for the introduction of mandatory military service in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE. The following section is dedicated to a comprehensive appraisal of the officer corps from cadets to generals, examining their career trajectories and education at home and abroad. The chapter then explores the age-old practice of Gulf rulers to utilize the services of contract soldiers (aka mercenaries) and foreign advisers. The chapter’s last part focuses on sociocultural issues from education to decision-making and the pervasive influence of tribalism.

Moral Objection and Political Opposition

Worldview ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Michael Harrington
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Conscientious Objection ◽  
Political Opposition ◽  
Moral Objection ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Difficult Subject ◽  
Freedom House

The remarks on conscientious objection in the Freedom House statement do not clarify a complicated, difficult subject. Indeed, I think they reduce an important complexity to a polemical simplicity.One of the “fantasies” which Freedom House objects to — and which it attributes by implication to the anti-war movement on the issue of Vietnam — is the notion “that military service in this country's armed forces is an option exercisable solely at the discretion of the individual.”

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