<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The issue of active protests against the injustice of the law aimed at bringing about a change in that conduct is of great relevance for members of the world society. There is no escape from admitting the fact that even the most perfect political system may and will from time to time produce unjust laws. What is as yet unclear is the principles of justification in favour of a civil disobedient who commits an open breach of that laws. The present article defines the features that make an act of civil disobedience something more than a simple breach of a law. The purpose of this article is to justify civil disobedience as a unique political category, which makes social choice and legal change possible.</p></abstract>

The issue of active protests against the injustice of the law aimed at bringing about a change in that conduct is of great relevance for members of the world society. There is no escape from admitting the fact that even the most perfect political system may and will from time to time produce unjust laws. What is as yet unclear is the principles of justification in favour of a civil disobedient who commits an open breach of that laws. The present article defines the features that make an act of civil disobedience something more than a simple breach of a law. The purpose of this article is to justify civil disobedience as a unique political category, which makes social choice and legal change possible.

How To Deal With Unjust Laws: Justifiability Of Civil Disobedience

Doctoral College of Political and Administrative Sciences

Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration & Economics

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The issue of active protests against the injustice of the law aimed at bringing about a change in that conduct is of great relevance for members of the world...

How To Deal With Unjust Laws: Justifiability Of Civil Disobedience

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 75 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wrlae-2019-0005

Keywords
Civil disobedience, justice, law, society, justification

© 2019 Fatma Alakbarova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

How To Deal With Unjust Laws: Justifiability Of Civil Disobedience

Published Online: Jun 11, 2020

Page range: 75 - 85

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/wrlae-2019-0005

KeywordsCivil disobedience, justice, law, society, justification

© 2019 Fatma Alakbarova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Civil disobedience, justice, law, society, justification