Civil service (Swiss)

The civil service , in Swiss, is an alternate possible with the Military service for the people considered to be suited to this last. To be allowed at a civil service, the interested party must prove his conflict of conscience before a commission. The civil service is longer than the military service.

The people accepted to carry out a civil service are called common lawyers , or more commonly of the conscientious objectors.

History

Before there exists the legal possibility to make a alternative Service in the form of civil service, the refractories were condemned to sorrows of Prison.

See also: Objection_de_conscience#Suisse, Conscientious objection - Switzerland

In 1996 a Loi on the civil service was accepted.

In 2006, after 10 years of application of the law, one deducts close to: 15000 men (and a woman) having carried out a civil service in more: 5000 stations distributed in more: 1500 establishments of assignment . 70% of engagements are accomplished in the field of health or the social one.

In practice

That which wishes to make a civil service must make a written request and explain its motivations. He is then convened with a hearing before a commission.

The civil service is carried out near institutions and of organizations of public interest, in the following fields:

  • health,
  • social security,
  • mountain and hill farming,
  • development co-operation,
  • environmental protection.

The duration of this service corresponds to the number of days of military service remaining to be achieved multiplied by 1,5. For that which did not carry out its school of recruits , the civil service hard in all 390 days is 13 month. The service is achieved in one or more periods.

The service can be accomplished in all Switzerland. It can also the being abroad in the field of the development co-operation, under certain conditions.

See too

Related articles

External bonds

  • Pages of grouvernement the
  • Permanence Swiss (PSC) Civil service
  • Association of the common lawyers (asc)
  • Beratungsstelle für Militärverweigerung und Zivildienst (bfmz) - the Councils for objectors and common lawyers
  • ''' Refusing to Bear Arms ''': With worldwide survey off conscription and conscientious objection to military service: Switzerland

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