Article: Rules for breaking the law.(civil disobedience)

Article: civil disobedience
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      700+ words ...civil disobedience refusal to obey a law or follow ... the law. In the modern era, civil disobedience has been used in such events as ... resistance. The philosophy behind civil disobedience goes back to classical and biblical ...

Article: Civil Disobedience
Dictionary of American History;      700+ words ...CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE denotes the public, and usually nonviolent, defiance ... its war against Mexico, Henry David Thoreau engaged in civil disobedience by refusing to pay a poll tax. One may interpret Thoreau ...

Article: Teaching about civil disobedience: clarifying a ...
The Social Studies;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... deepen students' understanding of civil disobedience as a democratic and nonviolent means ... The authors explore the concept of civil disobedience from a historical perspective and ... are often mistakenly categorized as civil disobedience. Through these examples, the authors ...

Article: Civil disobedience and democracy
Jerusalem Post;  December 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... 00-00-0000 Headline: Civil disobedience and democracy Byline: EVELYN ... understanding of the role of civil disobedience in a democracy. By law ... a movement that ran a civil disobedience campaign against the Oslo ...

Article: Problems of punitive damages for political protest and ...
Environmental Law;  March 22, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Problems with Punitive Damages for Civil Disobedience VI. A Solution to Punitive Damages and Civil Disobedience I. Introduction The Oregon Supreme ... assessing punitive damages for civil disobedience violates both the United States ...

Article: Civil disobedience not succeeding, Experts cite ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  March 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Protesters who challenge war policy by civil disobedience are resurrecting the powerful tactics ... war with Iraq has brought a tide of civil disobedience, an exalted tool to many promoters ... century theoretician, Henry Thoreau, civil disobedience is a lawbreaking act of personal ...

Article: Civil disobedience is not destruction
The Nelson Mail;  January 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... action, but by that said it meant civil disobedience -- sit-ins, blockades, occupation ... party still define such action as civil disobedience? Obvious examples of civil disobedience in New Zealand are the anti- Vietnam ...