TY  - LEGAL
ID  - 384
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/conscientious_objection_case
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Case on Conscientious Objection, A
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A1  - Author unknown
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Y1  - 1972
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AB  - In 1972, a Bahá'í — previously convicted of failing to submit to induction (the draft) — was acquitted on appeal.
N1  - Text taken from "Westlaw," a commercial database published by the West Publishing Company. To comply with copyright law, any annotations have been deleted, leaving the original public-domain text.  Hanson failed to follow the policy of the US National Spiritual Assembly in two respects. First, as he admits, Bahá'ís are expected to apply for I-A-O classification (noncombatant military service), rather than I-O (civilian alternative service). Second, Bahá'ís are expected to accept combatant service if their applications for noncombatant status are rejected. [-R.D.W.]
C1  - Formatted 1998 by Ralph D. Wagner.
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