Some Arguments Against Conscientious Objection and Civil Disobedience Refuted
Year: 2002
Type: article
Abstract: Responding to other contributions in this ILR volume, I revisit the distinction between civil disobedience and conscientious objection, highlighting the fact that the distinction between the two is not exclusive; I discuss the extent to which the state's obligation to respect citizens' right to conscientious behavior extends to cases of civil disobedience; I note problems in empirical arguments about the dangers of civil disobedience; I highlight a fallacy in attempts to apply a universalizability test here; and I insist that the willingness to pay the price for one's violation is not a necessary condition of the justification of the act of civil disobedience.
Source: Israel Law Review
Author: David Enoch
Institution: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W321411909