Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
Bu-Ali Sina University
Abstract
Authority and freedom are two subjects always in contrast to each other. Governments strive to enhance their authorities to control people by emphasis on following the rules, yet people try to improve their freedom with different methods. When laws are considered unfair and employing legal ways do not lead to modify them, folks disobey them deliberately, consciously and non-violently by civil disobedience to show the necessity of modifying them. Although this act is kind of violation of law, its way to breaking the law differs from other usual offenders. Albeit, this is impossible to ignore their punishment. Civil disobedience originally distinguishes from revolution, rebellion, and armed disobedience based on acceptance of punishment from disobedient. Although, with regard to moral motivation of disobedience and his/her ideal aim based on establishment of justified law, their punishments are able to suspension or mitigation and in some circumstances are able to amnesty or remission.
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