CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

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DEFINING CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

Civil disobedience can be defined as deliberate disobedience of the law out of obedience to a higher authority such as religion, morality or an environmentalist ethic. Civil disobedience has existed in various forms for as long as people have lived in organized societies governed by the rule of law. Its primary purpose is usually to change the law or society's views on a particular issue. It is a public action intended to have a political effect. Civil disobedience can be defined by certain criteria:

    * it is employed only after other means have failed
    * it is non-violent
    * it is undertaken openly
    * its participants are willing to submit to prosecution and punishment for breaking the law
    * it is aimed at publicizing and challenging injustice
    * it is not employed for coercive or intimidating reasons


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