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According to Aquinas, all human actions are governed by a general principle or precept that is foundational to and necessary for all practical reasoning: good is to be done and evil is to be avoided. This principle is not something we can ignore or defy.

Saint Thomas Aquinas believed that the existence of God could be proven in five ways, mainly by: 1) observing movement in the world as proof of God, the “Immovable Mover”; 2) observing cause and effect and identifying God as the cause of everything; 3) concluding that the impermanent nature of beings proves the …

Aquinas recognizes four main kinds of law: the eternal, the natural, the human, and the divine. The last three all depend on the first, but in different ways. Were we to arrange them in a hierarchy, eternal would be at the top, then natural, then human.

“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.”

Non-violent disobedience is perfectly legal. It opposes only a particular law but respects the legal system. Therefore, the non-violent form of disobedience to law does not disrespect law; but respects legal order. It is not ordained so much against the law as such, as it is against the letter of the law.

An act of civil disobedience places the individual at a higher risk of repercussion. Most acts which are classified under this subject violate laws at some level. Individuals could find themselves arrested because of their actions, shamed through print and social media, or confronted with force by law enforcement.

Civil disobedience refers to the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government or of an occupying power without resorting to physical violence. One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.

A person must break the law not because it is convenient to do so, but because they sincerely believe the law is unjust. If you truly believe the law is wrong, you should break it in a public way so that people can see what you are doing. You should then prove your sincerity by taking the punishment for your actions.

The causes of crime are complex. 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.

Personal convictions are indeed a justification to break the law, but not in the eyes of the lawgivers or the law enforcers. The laws will always be, to some degree, in conflict with personal desires or convictions, or with those of most specific interest groups or ideologies.

These are laws which exist and sometimes its ethical to break them. Something may not be against the law, but can be ethically wrong. Is breaking a law acceptable if the reason is justifiable? Yes, there are not laws in all states that require medical professionals to help someone.

I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained them for the purpose of order. Orderly and lawful processes are good in themselves and protect the weak and lawful.

When individuals violate the law, they face prison, fines, injunctions, damages, and any number of other unpleasant consequences. But although law-breaking is ordinarily fraught with risk, it is not clear that this generalization applies to public officials.

Breaches of certain laws often result in an organisation having to cease production until the errors have been rectified. This loss of production will inevitably result in a loss of income which, in a worst case scenario, could result in the company going out of business.