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1.An Unjust Law Is No Law At All: Excerpts From “Letter From Birmingham Jail” - Intercollegiate Studies Institute
There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.”
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2.What Makes Laws Unjust - Boston Review
King could not accomplish what philosophers and theologians also failed to—distinguishing moral from immoral law in a polarized society.
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3.What Are Unjust Laws? (with Pictures)
Unjust laws are legislation that goes against a higher law or an ethical system. Determining whether a law is unjust or not...
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4.King's Legacy: Challenge Unjust Law
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s lesser known "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" gives us a richer portrait of the depths of his theological, philosophical and moral insight.
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5.Opinion | MLK’s “Letter From Birmingham Jail” Tells Us What He Would Want Us To Do In The U.S. Now
Politicians conveniently like to ignore that King had a radical side and often twist his words to justify enacting policies that go against everything he fought for.
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6.Civil Disobedience - Bill Of Rights Institute
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7.Martin Luther King On Just And Unjust Laws - LAW AND RELIGION FORUM
Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. In commemoration, here’s a passage from Dr. King’s famous Letter from a Birmingham Jail, which he wrote in 1963 to answer clergy who had criticized his willingness to break laws as part of his anti-segregation campaign: You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness…
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8.“AN UNJUST LAW IS NOT LAW”
“AN UNJUST LAW IS NOT LAW” Bonventure Otieno[1] Enforcing an unjust law in any society that believes in constitutionalism and the rule of law is a hurdle.[2] This is because the principles of natural justice are adhered to in all the decisions that are made by the courts in the jurisdiction of these
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9.8 Examples Of Injustice — Equal Justice Under Law
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10.John Finnis On The Obligation To Follow Unjust Law
This dissertation is an examination of John Finnis's theory of our duty to obey unjust laws. Its purpose is to reveal the strengths and weaknesses of his theory. Finnis's overall theory is founded on his moral assumptions. His theory of morality is based on what he calls eight basic goods. The basic goods are our reasons for moral action. These basic goods are self evident to anyone after appropriate reflection on what is significant and worthwhile in human life. The basic goods are not the whole of morality, but are pre moral. Full morality is achieved for Finnis after the basic goods are interwoven with Finnis's ten requirements of practical reasonableness. These requirements or modes of responsibility are the methodological devices with which we implement the basic goods in our lives. Finnis believes that the number of basic goods and requirements of practical reasonableness are both open to addition with appropriate justifications. Finnis's theory of our duty to obey unjust laws also concerns what he means by an unjust law. Fundamental to his notion of an unjust law is the distinction Aristotle and Aquinas use with respect to the central and secondary meaning of a term. The central meaning of a term is the primary meaning of a term based on a definition. Finnis believes that the central meaning of law is that of an act of practical reasonableness made by an appropriate authority for the common good. The secondary meaning of law is based on how close or removed a particular instance of law is to the primary meaning. An unjust law is a law that is very removed from the primary meaning and is therefore deficient, deformed, or defective in some respect. Finnis's basic classification of unjust laws is between intrinsically evil laws and extrinsically unjust laws. The former are laws that directly attack the basic goods and the latter are laws that do not advance, promote or protect the common good. We have no duty to obey intrinsically unjust laws but we usually do have a duty to obey extrinsically unjust laws.
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11.Lankford Joins Second-Annual Bipartisan Reading On Senate Floor Of Dr. King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail | U.S. Senator James Lankford Of Oklahoma
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma
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