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According to philosopher Heiner Bielefeldt, "The question of the legitimacy of resistance—including violent resistance—against established authority is as old as political and social thought itself." [4] The right to resist was encoded in the earliest versions of international law and in a variety of philosophical traditions. [5]
There are many forms of resistance in relations to different power dominations and actors. Some resistance takes place in order to oppose, change, or reform the exploitation of the capitalist economic systems and the capitals, while other resistance takes place against the state or authority in power.
Protests against Executive Order 13769 in Washington, D.C. The #Resistance (also known as the Resistance) is an American liberal and left-wing political movement that protests the first and second presidencies of Donald Trump .
Whether it is Palestinians who have the right to resist against the Israeli occupation, or it is Israel that has the right to self-defense against Palestinian violence, is one of the most important questions in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. [3] It is agreed that, under international law, Palestinians have the right to self-determination. [4]
Civil resistance cases can be found throughout history and in many modern struggles, against both tyrannical rulers and democratically elected governments. Mahatma Gandhi led the first documented civil resistance campaign (using three primary tactics: civil disobedience, marches, and creation of parallel institutions) to free India from British ...
Those employees who engage in so-called 'resistance' against the duly-elected President’s lawful agenda would be subverting American democracy," wrote Mark Paoletta, an attorney at Schaerr Jaffe ...
3d. That Government ought to be instituted for the common benefit, protection and security of the people; and that the doctrine of non-resistance against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd, slavish, and destructive to the good and happiness of mankind. The Constitution of Texas [81] contains similar wording in Article 1, Sect 2:
The Luxembourgish general strike of 1942 was a passive resistance movement organised within a short time period to protest against a directive that incorporated the Luxembourg youth into the Wehrmacht. A national general strike, originating mainly in Wiltz, paralysed the country and forced the occupying German authorities to respond violently ...