Conscientious Objection Dissent and Democracy in a Common Law Context【電子書籍】[ Kerry O'Halloran ]

＜p＞This book traces, assesses and compares the history of conscientious objection ? in the cultural context of six common law nations ? from refusal of military service and a range of similar moral dilemmas, to objecting to abortion, to the current social polarisation surrounding vaccination hesitancy in the COVID-19 pandemic.＜/p＞ ＜p＞It considers the impact of this form of dissent in relation to social movements like Black Lives Matter, social activists such as Gandhi, and whistle blowers like Daniel Ellsberg. It reflects on the relationships between the sacred and the secular, the state and the citizen, in order to better understand the responsibilities of citizenship in our increasingly secular societies. It analyses what defines the conscientiousness of an objection from both legal and ethical standpoints. It examines what constitutes a matter of conscience, why this should justify exemption from civic duties and why this form of dissent has such a time-honoured status. It explorest．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る