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"An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more so." The general meaning of this quotation being that a law that is placed on unfair terms is a type of violence and the arrest for it is even more unjust.
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Mohandas gandhi protested british laws by?
using methods of civil disobedience, that is, refusing to obey laws considered to be unjust. =)
Who worked with Samuel Adams in Boston to resist unjust British laws?
James Otis
What are some examples of unjust laws in the us?
I think that the drinking age is an unjust law because you can go to war, vote, drive, and smoke ,but you can not drink. I think that is unfair.
Acorrding to martin Luther king jr it is morally right to disobey what kind of laws?
According to King, it is morally right to disobey Unjust Laws. He says, "Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust."
Martin Luther king Jr's letter from a Birmingham jail argued that?
people should disobey unjust laws -apex
How can just and unjust law be distinguish?
Just and unjust laws : According to Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . . . . Should it not be so that a judge decides what laws are just and what laws are unjust
What is the definition of wise minority?
-identifies unjust laws. -speaks against unjust laws. -willing to accept the consequences of his or her actions.
What are 'unjust laws'?
unjust laws means laws that are not just,unfair,cruel or bad laws.The existence of law is a must , but it also must be just and humane,man made law,should never turn into bad laws,inglorious or unjust law.when and where law turn glorious or bad.
What is the refusal to obey unjust laws?
Civil disobedience
What did Martin Luther King Jr's letters from a Birmingham jail argue?
people should resist unfair laws (apex)
Can there be legal cases in which the law is unjust?
Yes. Lawmakers are only human, and they can make unjust laws quite often. Many of the racially related laws from the segregation/civil rights era were unjust. If a black man and a white woman kissed, he was breaking the law, though she wasn't.
Can the application of a utilitarian approach to ethics lead an unjust response or the compromise of someone's rights?
Yes
Mohandas gandhi protested british laws by?
using methods of civil disobedience, that is, refusing to obey laws considered to be unjust. =)
Which is an argument used by Nelson Mandela in his speech?
his actions were not wrong because the laws were unjust
In nelson Mandelas speech what was his main argument?
his actions were not wrong because the laws were unjust ;)
Who worked with Samuel Adams in Boston to resist unjust British laws?
James Otis
Nelson Mandela's speech what was his main argument?
his actions were not wrong because the laws were unjust ;)
