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Court denies conscientious objector status to Jehovah's Witness lacking prior violent resistance behavior.

Case Number 076313
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The court denied the applicant's request for conscientious objector status, ruling that the law requires simultaneous proof of sincere conviction, religious/moral/philosophical grounds, and prior behavior consistent with such conviction. The applicant only demonstrated membership in the Jehovah's Witnesses, a pacifist religion, without evidence of past actions resisting violence. Consequently, the court held that mere religious affiliation is insufficient without a history of non-compliance with military violence.

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OBJECTOR DE CONSCIENCIA REQUISITOS

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conscientious objector status Jehovah's Witnesses prior behavior requirement military service exemption pacifist religion

Cited Legislation

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Art. 240, n.º 1, alínea b) da Lei de Mobilização Nacional

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00011180

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198810040763131

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/590ADE2E46A3200D802568FC0039EB93?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Para ser atribuido o estatuto de objector de consciencia, a lei exige, comulativa e simultaneamente: sinceridade de convicção acerca da ilegitimidade de uso de meios violentos, mesmo para fins de defesa; fundamenta com motivos de ordem religiosa, moral ou filosofica; comportamento anterior em coerencia com tal convicção.

II - Ora, o Autor apenas provou ser um praticante da religião das testemunhas de Jeova, que como todas as religiões são amantes da paz e defendem os meios pacificos e não violentos.