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Abstinence may be voluntary (when an individual chooses not to engage in sexual activity due to moral, religious, philosophical, or other reasons), an involuntary result of social circumstances (when one cannot find any willing sexual partners), or legally mandated (e.g. in countries where sexual activity outside marriage is illegal, in prisons ...
Physically unfit persons are not required to do military service. [ 208 ] [ 211 ] It is only compulsory for men, while women are free to choose to join the Danish army. [ 212 ] Almost all of the men have been volunteers in recent years, [ 213 ] 96.9% of the total number of recruits having been volunteers in the 2015 draft.
(2) The power of the state serves all citizens and can be only applied in cases, under limitations and through uses specified by a law. (3) Every citizen can do anything that is not forbidden by the law, and no one can be forced to do anything that is not required by a law. The same principles are reiterated in the Czech Bill of Rights, Article 2.
In quantum mechanics, the totalitarian principle states: "Everything not forbidden is compulsory." Physicists including Murray Gell-Mann borrowed this expression, and its satirical reference to totalitarianism, from the popular culture of the early twentieth century.
Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election.As of January 2023, 21 countries have compulsory voting laws. [1]
The fine for not being able to show proof of identity when legally required is €60 (16 and over) or €30 (if 14 or 15). Proof of identity is also required when opening a bank account and when entering an employment contract. Having identification and the ability to identify oneself is mandatory, but carrying identification is not. [141]
Although the term itself was not coined until 1880, the practice dates back to at least the 1790s, when supporters of the British abolitionists led and supported the free produce movement. [7] Other instances include: the Iranian Tobacco Boycott in 1891 [8] Civil rights movement boycotts to protest segregation (e.g., Montgomery & Tallahassee ...
In contract law, a non-compete clause (often NCC), restrictive covenant, or covenant not to compete (CNC), is a clause under which one party (usually an employee) agrees not to enter into or start a similar profession or trade in competition against another party (usually the employer).