Topics Duty to serve in the military

Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.

More information about the CCP’s research design is available here, including background information on how the team designed the inventory of constitutional topics as well as the full coding survey

Description

A duty to serve a specified period of time in the country's military. Often also includes protections for conscientious objectors.

Categories

Executive; Rights and Duties

Survey Questions

  • Does the constitution refer to a duty of military service?