What makes a law unjust or unfair?

An unjust law is a code that a majority inflicts on a minority that is not binding on itself. This is difference made legal. On the other hand a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow that it is willing to follow itself.

When the laws are unjust?

Quotation: “If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” Variations: None known. Sources checked: Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Digital Edition.

What does MLK say makes a law just or unjust?

“A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law,” King responded.

Is it okay to break an unjust law?

In short, if anybody ever has a right to break the law, this cannot be a legal right under the law. It has to be a moral right against the law. And this moral right is not an unlimited right to disobey any law which one regards as unjust.

Is it right to break an unjust law?

What is the most effective means of protesting an unjust law?

When confronted with an unjust law, there is only one real means of protest that is effective: To do whatever it takes in other words “any mean necessary.” Therefore, I believe that Malcolm’s X’s theory is the most appropriate and effective mean because it requires a greater and more focused response than other means.

What is the nature of a just law?

A just law is one that treats every person the same. Applying the law equally, however, does not mean that the outcome of the law will necessarily be equal.

What is a person’s moral responsibility when confronted with an unjust law?

One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that ‘an unjust law is no law at all.

Why person breaks the law?

Poverty, parental neglect, low self-esteem, alcohol and drug abuse can be connected to why people break the law. Some are at greater risk of becoming offenders because of the circumstances into which they are born.