Conscience and conviction : the case for civil disobedience

Conscience and conviction : the case for civil disobedience / Kimberley Brownlee.

When is it justified to disobey the law? How should the law respond to instances of conscientious disobedience? This book presents the first full-length philosophical examination of the morality and legality of civil disobedience, and the legitimate responses to civil dissent open to the state.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brownlee, Kimberley, 1978-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Series:Oxford legal philosophy.
Subjects:
Civil disobedience.
Civil disobedience > Moral and ethical aspects.
Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience > Moral and ethical aspects
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Summary:When is it justified to disobey the law? How should the law respond to instances of conscientious disobedience? This book presents the first full-length philosophical examination of the morality and legality of civil disobedience, and the legitimate responses to civil dissent open to the state.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191746109
019174610X
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2012).

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