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That would counter the logic side of the triangle. The public's subsequent refusal would be the fault of the government, not of the public. In other words, the fact that we obey the law is not because of the law itself, but because it is logical enough to warrant our adherence. The third side of the triangle is ethics.
Civil disobedience is the active and professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government (or any other authority). By some definitions, civil disobedience has to be nonviolent to be called "civil".
Refusing or neglecting to obey a subpoena; Willfully disobeying a process or order of the court; Interfering with the orderly administration of justice or impairing the authority or dignity of the court; Failing to perform duties as an officer of the court; A sheriff or bailiff not executing a writ of the court forthwith or not making a return ...
Obedience, in human behavior, is a form of "social influence in which a person yields to explicit instructions or orders from an authority figure". [1] Obedience is generally distinguished from compliance, which some authors define as behavior influenced by peers while others use it as a more general term for positive responses to another individual's request, [2] and from conformity, which is ...
To obey the letter of the law is to follow the literal reading of the words of the law, whereas following the spirit of the law is to follow the intention of why the law was enforced. Although it is usual to follow both the letter and the spirit, the two are commonly referenced when they are in opposition.
The article for insubordination should not be confused with the article for contempt. While Article 91 of the UCMJ deals predominantly with disobeying or disrespecting a superior and applies to enlisted members and warrant officers , Article 88 involves the use of contemptuous words against certain appointed or elected officials and only ...
Aquinas says that the disobedience should not itself cause harm or lead people into evil. He refers to Isaiah establishing that it is always lawful to avoid oppression. In Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau also called into question the legitimacy of any law that was unjust. He says: “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them,
As the physical appearances of many transgender individuals are not distinguishable from cisgender people [citation needed], certain transgender individuals have engaged in malicious compliance with such bathroom policies, in order to highlight the situational discomfort that the policies were ostensibly designed to prevent. [12]