Most military conflicts have shown that a decisive role is played by military mobilization — that is, the ability of the state, through legal coercion or social pressure, to compel large numbers of people to participate in armed conflict against their will.
The abandonment of compulsory military mobilization by states could fundamentally change the global conflict landscape, since the number of people willing to fight and kill voluntarily is significantly smaller than the number of those forced to do so against their will. In such circumstances, the number of people willing to participate in warfare would likely be insufficient to sustain wars of aggression against other states.
In turn, the human and material resources freed up by abandoning compulsory military mobilization could be redirected by states toward economic development and improving the well-being of their populations.
The purpose of this study is to establish a legal framework for the protection of individuals, private companies, and non-governmental organizations that have declared their refusal to participate in any form of military activity conducted by any entity, as well as in any other activities that lead or may lead to the killing of people, regardless of the objectives pursued.
This legal framework envisages the creation of an INTERNATIONAL ANTI-WAR REGISTER of such persons and organizations (anti-war subjects).
The ultimate goal of the project is to unite states and international organizations in concluding an international treaty prohibiting military mobilization (as well as other forms of coercion to participate in the killing of people), and prohibiting the prosecution or punishment of all anti-war subjects included in the INTERNATIONAL ANTI-WAR REGISTER, regardless of their nationality or territorial affiliation.