Issues
The right to conscientious objection is recognised in case conscription will again be enforced, but the provisions do not meet international standards.
The Czech Republic does not recognise the right to conscientious objection for professional soldiers.
Military recruitment
Conscription
In 2001, the Czech government decided to end conscription. The government initially intended to suspend conscription by 2007, but the transformation process into professional armed forces proceeded faster than was initially anticipated.
