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

by Demet Asli Caltekin

Part of the Advances in Critical Military Studies series

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Provides a socio-legal analysis of cultural norms and the right to conscientious objection in Turkey

Discusses the international instruments which recognise the right to conscientious objection
Analyses the compatibility of Turkish domestic law with international law
Examines the socio-cultural elements behind the non-recognition of the right to conscientious objection in Turkey
Forges a link between real life and academia
Provides a socio-legal analysis of the right to conscientious objection

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.