The freedom of conscience and sociological perspectives on dilemmas of collective secular disobedience

The case of Israel

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12719782
AutoresAlek D Epstein (0000-0003-1187-2405, Open University of Israel, autor correspondente)
Ano2002
Volume1
Fascículo3
Páginas305-320
Data de publicação2002-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Rights (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1475-4835 • E-ISSN: 1475-4843
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14754830210156553
OpenAlexW1968230478
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas26

In this paper I would like to analyze the transformation of the conscientious objection patterns which takes place in a large number of countries, and Israel (discussed in this paper more profoundly) is one of them. Paradoxically, the pacifist conscientious objection, which often lacks acknowledgement by the civil society, has received legal recognition in various countries, whereas the conscientious disobedience, which is usually justified by a large number of legitimate civil society organizations and groups, as a rule is not assigned any recognized status by the legal authorities. The broadening of conscientious disobedience and the rise in a number of civil society groups that evidently express their disagreement with the state authorities' current policy certainly demonstrate a decline in the extent of the legitimacy of the state and its institutions. The changing socio-political reality and the transformation of conscientious objection require a redefinition of the phenomenon of conscientious disobedience by the legal and legislative authorities

Civil disobedience · Conscience · Conscientious objector · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · International Law and Human Rights · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence