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

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.