International Human Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Individual Duties to Disobey Manifestly Illegal Orders
International human rights law grants individuals both rights and responsibilities. In this respect international criminal and international humanitarian law are no different. As members of the public international law family they are charged with the regulation, maintenance and protection of human dignity. The right and duty to disobey manifestly illegal orders traverses these three schools of public international law. This book is the first systematic study of the right to conscientious objection under international human rights law. Understanding that rights and duties are not mutually exclusive but complementary, this study analyses the right to conscientious objection and the duties of individuals under international law from various perspectives of public international law.The question discussed here includesunderwhatconditionsconscientious objectorsmay claim refugee status. ... conviction of a jus ad bellum violation would have been the likely trigger of his or her conscientious objection to military service.
| Title | : | International Human Right to Conscientious Objection to Military Service and Individual Duties to Disobey Manifestly Illegal Orders |
| Author | : | Hitomi Takemura |
| Publisher | : | Springer Science & Business Media - 2008-12-14 |
You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.
Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.
How it works:- 1. Register a free 1 month Trial Account.
- 2. Download as many books as you like (Personal use)
- 3. Cancel the membership at any time if not satisfied.
