Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Δημόσιο Δίκαιο και Δημόσια ΠολιτικήLibrary of the Faculties of Political Science and Public Administration, Communication and Mass Media Studies, Turkish and Modern Asian Studies, Sociology
Supervisors info:
Χαράλαμπος Χρυσανθάκης, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Πολιτικής Επιστήμης και Δημόσιας Διοίκησης, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Οι Αντιρρησίες Συνείδησης στην Ελλάδα υπό το πρίσμα της ΕΣΔΑ
Translated title:
The Conscientious objectors in Greece in the light of the ECHR
Summary:
Conscientious objector is a person who refuses on moral or religious grounds to serve in the armed forces or to bear arms in a military conflict. The scope of this thesis is to analyze the notion of ‘conscientious objection’ with the aim of identifying criteria in order to determine to what extent it is legitimate, in view of freedom of conscience and religion, to sanction individuals for refusing to take part in an activity which they claim to be incompatible with their convictions. First the study clarifies concepts of conscientious objection and describes how substitute service is regulated by law in Greek State. Then it examines the case law of international bodies and European Court of Human Rights in order to differentiate several types of objection, and from here it identifies evaluation criteria appropriate to the distinctions which emerge in those objection types. Finally, the study proposes solutions and ideas for further regulation of the issue.
Main subject category:
Social, Political and Economic sciences
Other subject categories:
Law and Legislation
Keywords:
Conscientious objector, freedom of conscience, religion
