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

by Demet Asli Çaltekin

Overview

This book provides a socio-legal perspective to critical military studies by asking socio-legal questions about military conscription in Turkey: How do the international and domestic laws approach the conflict between the law and conscience? Why does Turkey insist on the non-recognition of the right to conscientious objection? How are those pursuing their conscience affected by such non-recognition? These questions are important as the law is shaped by the socio-cultural structures in which it operates, and any attempt to create a social change also necessitates understanding and challenging the legal framework. In this light, the book argues that one cannot fully understand and, as a result, resist the militarisation of society without understanding the relationship between the law and social norms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474496506
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	05/31/2024
Series:	Advances in Critical Military Studies
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.00(d)

Table of Contents

List of Legislations

List of Cases

List of International Documents

Setting the Scene: Militarisation of Society

1. Conscription and Turkey’s Changing Socio-Political Structures
2. Conscientious Objection and International Law
3. The Compatibility of Turkish Domestic Law with International Law
4. A Typology of Conscientious Objection in Turkey
5. Conscientious Objection as an Act of Civil Disobedience Act
6. Curious Women Conscientious Objectors to Military Service in the Male Conscription System in Turkey

Conclusion: Demilitarisation of Society

Bibliography

Index