Post by Kardas on Dec 8, 2010 18:20:01 GMT -5
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Article I, Preamble:
The World Assembly recognizes the need for able persons to fight in the military of member nations. It further recognizes that many persons may have religious, conscientious, or moral reasons for objecting to military service. The World Assembly believes that these persons should not be compelled to serve against such beliefs. It hereby enacts this resolution to protect these persons.
Article II, Definitions:
1) A conscientious objector shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered a person who has genuine religious, conscientious, or moral objections to participation in war, wherein:
1a) Such objections are held against participation in war of any form, rather than participation in a specific war, except as noted in ยง1b.
1b) Objection to a specific war shall be considered valid if the war is against a religious or cultural group to which the objector demonstrably belongs, or if the war is one of aggression as defined below.
2) A war of aggression shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered an armed conflict initiated by the conscientious objector's nation without prior provocation from the nation being attacked.
2a) Provocation shall be considered only violent or aggressive acts, terrorism, espionage, or credible threats thereof, against the objector's nation or its allies.
2b) Such shall only be considered provocation if it was funded, sponsored, or approved of by the government of the nation being attacked.
3) Combative military duties shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered any duty wherein a person is required to directly cause injury or death to any other person.
3a) This shall include, but not be limited to, placement or detonation of explosives, use of firearms, or control of unmanned aircraft, spacecraft, or watercraft.
3b) This shall not include administrative duties or the furnishing or preparation of medical and food services.
Article III, Requirements of Nations
1) No nation shall compel a conscientious objector to serve in combative military duties.
2) No nation may punish or penalize a conscientious objector for that status.
2a) Nations may compel conscientious objectors to serve in non-combative military or non-military duties only during a time of war.
3) Nations may make a good-faith effort to determine the veracity of a person's claim of conscientious objector status.
3a) This may include psychological evaluation of the person in question, as well as non-coercive, non-intimidating interviews with those familiar with the person in question.
3b) Nations must consider in these determinations the possibility that a person may develop objections during or following military service.
4) This resolution shall not be construed to prohibit nor require the establishment of compulsory military service, however nations shall be strongly urged to reduce, disestablish, or refrain from establishing, compulsory military service.
Article I, Preamble:
The World Assembly recognizes the need for able persons to fight in the military of member nations. It further recognizes that many persons may have religious, conscientious, or moral reasons for objecting to military service. The World Assembly believes that these persons should not be compelled to serve against such beliefs. It hereby enacts this resolution to protect these persons.
Article II, Definitions:
1) A conscientious objector shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered a person who has genuine religious, conscientious, or moral objections to participation in war, wherein:
1a) Such objections are held against participation in war of any form, rather than participation in a specific war, except as noted in ยง1b.
1b) Objection to a specific war shall be considered valid if the war is against a religious or cultural group to which the objector demonstrably belongs, or if the war is one of aggression as defined below.
2) A war of aggression shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered an armed conflict initiated by the conscientious objector's nation without prior provocation from the nation being attacked.
2a) Provocation shall be considered only violent or aggressive acts, terrorism, espionage, or credible threats thereof, against the objector's nation or its allies.
2b) Such shall only be considered provocation if it was funded, sponsored, or approved of by the government of the nation being attacked.
3) Combative military duties shall, for the purposes of this resolution, be considered any duty wherein a person is required to directly cause injury or death to any other person.
3a) This shall include, but not be limited to, placement or detonation of explosives, use of firearms, or control of unmanned aircraft, spacecraft, or watercraft.
3b) This shall not include administrative duties or the furnishing or preparation of medical and food services.
Article III, Requirements of Nations
1) No nation shall compel a conscientious objector to serve in combative military duties.
2) No nation may punish or penalize a conscientious objector for that status.
2a) Nations may compel conscientious objectors to serve in non-combative military or non-military duties only during a time of war.
3) Nations may make a good-faith effort to determine the veracity of a person's claim of conscientious objector status.
3a) This may include psychological evaluation of the person in question, as well as non-coercive, non-intimidating interviews with those familiar with the person in question.
3b) Nations must consider in these determinations the possibility that a person may develop objections during or following military service.
4) This resolution shall not be construed to prohibit nor require the establishment of compulsory military service, however nations shall be strongly urged to reduce, disestablish, or refrain from establishing, compulsory military service.