LAW OF UKRAINE

of December 12, 1991 No. 1975-XII

About alternative (not military) service

This Law determines organization-legal bases of alternative (not military) service (further - alternative service) which according to the Constitution of Ukraine execution of conscription shall be replaced if its execution contradicts religious beliefs of the citizen.

Section I. General provisions

Article 1. The alternative service is service which is entered instead of passing of compulsory military service and aims at discharge of duty before society.

In the conditions of warlike or emergency state separate restrictions of the right of citizens for passing of alternative service with indication of effective period of these restrictions can be set.

Article 2. Citizens of Ukraine have the right to alternative service if execution of conscription contradicts their religious beliefs and these citizens belong to the religious organizations operating according to the legislation of Ukraine which dogma does not allow use of weapon.

Article 3. The citizen of Ukraine passing alternative service uses all social and economic, political and personal rights and freedoms, behind the exceptions determined present and other laws of Ukraine according to the Constitution of Ukraine, and fulfills all duties of the citizen of Ukraine.

For the citizen passing alternative service the right to living space which he occupied to the direction on service, priority to receipt of housing at the place of residence remain and works, and also former work (position) which he performed (borrowed) to the direction on service, and in case of its absence - other equivalent work (position) on the same or, with the consent of the worker, at other company, in organization, the organization. It has the privilege to leaving at work when reducing number or staff of workers within two years from the date of dismissal from alternative service.

Article 4. The citizens who are subject to appeal on compulsory military service and personally declared impossibility of its passing as such which contradicts their religious beliefs, documentary or otherwise confirmed the validity of beliefs and on which relevant decisions are made go to alternative service.

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