Law, morality & civil disobedience
Is It Ever Permissible to Disobey the Law?
LNAT Section B · Founder's essay plan
The essay question
Is it ever permissible to disobey the law? If so, in what circumstances?
The plan
Stance
Yes — disobedience can be permissible, but only in narrowly defined situations where legality and legitimacy diverge. The duty to obey ends when law loses its moral standing, fails institutionally, obstructs truth, or conflicts with necessity.
Self-check: am I arguing why it would be bad to break the law, am I tackling that well enough, and am I analysing the different extents to which the law can be broken?
Definitions (stance-aware)
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