Unjust Laws Essay

measures were called for to fight the wrong which had been done to the Negro people for hundreds of years. Only a few moderate whites spoke out for him but they stood strong in the fight by having the courage to write in support of his fight against unjust laws. While there were only a few such white supporters King said what they lacked in number they made up in what they were able to accomplish. He gave a list of names in the letter. They were listed as Ralph McGill, Lillian Smith, Harry Golden, James

The harshest discrimination for the plebeians was manifested in what was called, the law of debt. The poor plebeians were obligated to borrow money from the rich patricians due to their loss of property from the war. The debtor would in turn impose cruel conditions; if a plebeian could not pay his debt, he was liable to be arrested, thrown into a dungeon, and forced to become a slave to his creditor. The law of debt was enforced essentially to keep the plebeians poor so that it

Civil Disobedience in Famous Literature A society or a people cannot let a government lead them blindly. With misrepresentation comes a whole new form of unjustness. The strong are the ones who do not give into demands placed upon them if they do not agree; those who refuse to conform to society; those who stick to their beliefs, no matter the cost. In many cases, those people are the ones who practice civil disobedience. Martin Luther King, Henry Thoreau, Socrates… All advocated that they should

between just and unjust laws. By alluding to the bible with, "A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God," King appeals to a larger audience. In a society based upon the bible, the law of God is comforting thus would attract people. In addition, King addresses that this is not the first example of revolt. By mentioning "It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar because a higher moral law was involved

democratic ideals and provides legal ways to influence what laws are put into place and what laws are considered outdated or

of a law one finds unjust by refusing to follow it and accepting the consequences. So many people have performed acts of civil disobedience from Martin Luther King Jr. to everyday people. But what people did as civil disobedience a hundred years ago is completely different today. It is such an important part of a free society because it helps to define what a free society is, shows the true meaning of freedom of speech, and shows the government that citizens are not willing to follow an unjust law

The second treatise of government can be interpreted in many ways. I will explain some arguments for “self-defense” from the text. John Locke states, “I should have a right to destroy that which threatens me with destruction: for, by the fundamental law of nature, man being to be preserved as much as possible, when all cannot be preserved, the safety of the innocent is to be preferred ”(Locke Ch. 3 Sec.16). If someone threatens your life you should have the right to protect yourself from said person

and in the very same day makes decisions that are universally considered unjust. Based on this, justice must be more about the intention. For the sake of argument imagine a judge who intends with every fiber of his being to be just, makes a decision that in the end turns out to be unjust. I would say this man could still be considered just. Regardless of the outcome, the intention should determine the question of just or unjust. If that same judge admits his mistake and does his best to rectify the

‘Must we only obey a just law; should we obey a law because it is just to do so; or else can we not obey at all?' ESSAY The questions that shall be answered in this essay are ‘Must we only obey a just law?', ‘Should we obey a law because it is just to do so?' and ‘Or else, can we not obey at all?' Before we can answer these questions it is important to establish what is meant by the term ‘just'. ‘Just' in this case means ‘morally just', I think, but differences of opinion exist as to its meaning

they thought God had the overall authority. Their laws, court system, and punishments were all based on the Bible. The puritan era judicial system was a theocratic, unjust, and harsh system that enforced absurd laws; they practiced an unfair way of prosecution, and gave cruel punishments to the peccant. The first of three parts to the Puritan Era Judicial System were their laws, which the Puritan leaders religiously enforced. In today’s world these laws would get viewed as radical, or restricting of