Exercise of the right to conscientious objection in the context of the legal principle of equality and the criterion of work Cover Image

Korzystanie ze sprzeciwu sumienia w kontekście zasady równouprawnienia i kryterium zawodu
Exercise of the right to conscientious objection in the context of the legal principle of equality and the criterion of work

Author(s): Michał Skwarzyński
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II - Wydział Prawa, Prawa Kanonicznego i Administracji
Keywords: human right to freedom of conscience and religion; conscientious objection; the prohibition of discrimination; freedom of conscience and religion; equal rights

Summary/Abstract: As a result of existing research and case–law of the courts, it should be noted that the source of the normative for conscientious objection is a human right to freedom of conscience and religion. This follows from the case law of the ECHR and the Polish Constitutional Court, especially the judgment of the Constitutional Court in case no. No. K 12/14. This article complements the arguments of the relationship of conscientious objection to the prohibition of discrimination. The principle of equality and the related prohibition of discrimination applies in the case of conscientious objection. As a result of the research proved that the profession / work can not be a negative condition for differentiating and discriminating. Directly violates the prohibition of discrimination, which also includes discrimination in the case of work or profession.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 63-88
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish