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On what grounds is it possible to justify resistance to state power? Discuss with reference to a recent example of civil disobedience.
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101POL. JOHN MURPHY On what grounds is it possible to justify resistance to state power? Discuss with reference to a recent example of civil disobedience. Civil disobedience has played an important role in the history of many countries, it has helped overcome unpopular policies and oppression when all else fails. Some great examples of this would be Ghandi's civil disobedience in winning India's liberty, whilst in America Martin Luther King helped win the black people basic rights. In both these examples, it was impossible to help address the grievances lawfully and civil disobedience was the only remaining way of making a positive difference. In my studies, I will determine under what circumstances resistance to state power can be justifiable if it can ever be justified at all, using the ant-poll tax movement as a recent example of civil disobedience towards the state. It is often the case that an individual chooses to break...
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