Mobilisation law status of the clergy under the martial law legal regime in Ukraine
Oleksandr Bilash
Uzhhorod National University , Ukrainehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-7798
Tetyana Karabin
Uzhhorod National University , Ukrainehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6538-5269
Abstract
This article analyses the mobilisation law status of the clergy in Ukraine during the period of martial law. In the fourth year of the full-scale war in Ukraine, the regulatory framework that defines the procedure for the fulfilment of military duty by clergy is still being developed. However, at present, depending on age, health status, affiliation with specific religious organisations, education and personal desire, the mobilisation status of different members of the clergy may vary. Therefore, based on common characteristics, this article identifies several areas for the implementation of such mobilisation status. These include alternative (non-military) service for clergy belonging to religious organisations whose beliefs prohibit the use of weapons, chaplaincy service, issuing of clergy reservation and basic military training for students at higher educational institutions established by religious organisations. In addition to academic sources, this study also examines normative acts, individual decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and national courts, the amicus curiae brief by the Venice Commission and information from statistical sources and mass media.
Keywords:
clergy, alternative (non-military) service, reservation, chaplain service, mobilisation, chaplainReferences
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Uzhhorod National University
Prof. Dr., Department of Administrative, Financial and Information Law, Faculty of Law, Uzhhorod National University, Kapitulna street 26, 88000 Uzhhorod, Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1248-7798Uzhhorod National University
Prof. Dr., Department of Administrative, Financial and Information Law, Faculty of Law, Uzhhorod National University, Kapitulna street 26, 88000 Uzhhorod, Ukraine
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