In Bayatyan v. Armenia (2011), the European Court of Human Rights recognized for the first time that the right to conscientious objection to military service must be protected by the state. In this video, Andrea Pin of the University of Padua shares his views on Bayatyan, the right to object, and the Court itself. While Pin supports the protection of objector rights, over time he began to discern additional layers inherent in the ECtHR judgment. Pin raises rule of law concerns over Bayatyan and wonders if such strong and unconditional protection is realistic and practically survivable in a world where countries are increasingly open to waging war against each other.