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A war resister is a person who resists war. The term can mean several things: resisting participation in all war, or a specific war, either before or after enlisting in, being inducted into, or being conscripted into a military force. ==History, evolution and etymology of the term== Early usage of the term "war resister" is found in the name of the War Resisters League which was formed in 1923 by men and women who had opposed World War I. The War Resisters League is a section of the London-based War Resisters' International which was originally founded in Bilthoven, Netherlands in 1921 under the name "Paco". In 2008 and 2009, the Parliament of Canada officially adopted the term "war resister" to include those who are not necessarily opposed to all war, but who selectively refused to participate in the Iraq War.〔On November 22, 2007, a Canadian Parliamentary Committee "commenced its study of Iraq war resisters" This Committee work resulted in a motion which passed twice in the Canadian House of Commons: on June 3, 2008 and on March 30, 2009. See (CIMM – Minutes of Meeting / Procès-verbal )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Report – Iraq War Resisters / Rapport –Opposants a la guerre en Irak )〕 This practice was also adopted by various media in Canada at various times. In 1975, the Committee on South African War Resistance, an organisation of exiled conscientious objectors, pacifists, anti-militarists and deserters from the South African Defence Force (SADF), was formed in the aftermath of South Africa’s invasion of Angola and the Soweto uprising the following year. Its aim was to raise international awareness about the role of the SADF and to provide support to objectors in exile. On January 24, 2010, the term "War Resisters" was the name of a nine-minute documentary on Global Television Network television program 16:9 (TV series). Carolyn Jarvis interviewed war resisters Robin Long and Rodney Watson, and Canadian Member of Parliament Gerard Kennedy on his Bill C-440 regarding Iraq war resisters in Canada. On November 9, 2010, Canadian writer Peter Smollett referred to people opposing World War I as "war resisters." Among the people he mentioned were Albert Goodwin and Siegfried Sassoon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「War resister」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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