Is it ever be justifiable to break the law? Basically the question is would you break the law if it was for a good reason. For that I would say yes. Even though‚ laws are meant to maintain order in a citsatie. There’s certain sichwashions were it would be best for what is happing. For example if I person was hurt with as life threating wound‚ the driver might need to go faster than the speed limit to save the person’s life. Every mint could count for that person. Along with that they could run
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“If a law is unjust‚ a man is not only right to disobey it; he is obligated to do so.” Thomas Jefferson Assignment: Is it ever right to break a law? Law is an ancient procedure. It refers to a system of rules ‚ set by a society to maintain order and protect persons and property.With evolving time its procedure of implementation has varied. It is written by the legislators‚ enforced by the police and supported by the court and prison systems. Its smooth implementation depends upon the functioning
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I do not believe in torture and consider it something barbaric and inhuman. Therefore I would say that torture is never acceptable under any circumstances‚ and regardless of what the consequences might be. Torture and civilization do not mix because the latter highly emphasizes the value of human beings as it is something intrinsic. Democracy also does not mix with torture because democratic societies believe in human rights and equality. My point is that the end does not justify the means when it
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Is torture ever morally acceptable? If so‚ under what circumstances? (Argumentative Essay) Written by mystery1227 under Uncategorized Is torture ever morally acceptable‚ If so under what circumstances? Firstly‚ what exactly is torture? It can be defined as the act of inflicting excruciating pain‚ as a punishment or revenge‚ to try and acquire some sort of confession about some particular issue or some information; also is could be just pure cruelty or hate for that particular individual
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Is torture ever acceptable? According to the UN Convention Against Torture‚ any infliction of torture1 i.e. waterboarding is banned under international law and the domestic laws of most countries in the 21st century. The point of contention is whether torture under any circumstances should be entirely prohibited. This opinion piece will be centered towards the debate regarding interrogation using torture methods and argue that torture is never acceptable from the moral and utilitarian perspectives
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Department’s ban on travel to Cuba; a teachers’ union threatens a strike even though a state law prohibits strikes by public employes; advocates of civil rights employ mass demonstrations of disobedience to the law to advance their cause; the Governor of a Southern state deliberately obstructs the enforcement of Federal laws‚ and declares himself thoroughly within his rights in doing so. Is It Ever Right to Break the Law? An observer can approve the motives that lead to some of these actions and disapprove
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Essay: Do you respect the law? Is it ever right to break the law? Throughout the world today‚ all citizens have a lot of duties to respect but the most important is to respect the law. However‚ we can ask ourselves if we always respect the law. And more importantly‚ if we break it‚ is it ever right? To answer these questions‚ we’re going first to examine what “respect the law” means‚ then consider if breaking the law is always justified or not‚ and finally‚ find
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What are trade barriers? Trade barriers are restrictions place on trade between nations by governments or public authorities. Their purpose is to make imported goods or services less competitive than locally produces goods and services (protect domestic industries – economic protectionism.The most common trade barriers are subsidies‚ tariffs‚ quotas‚ duties‚ and embargoes. The term free trade refers to the theoretical removal of all trade barriers‚ allowing for completely free and unfettered trade
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Justifiable to Break the Law? There were times in history when breaking the law was justified. I believe that if you could break the law you should. Great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is justifiable and acceptable when the law violates human rights and conscience. Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow. However‚ we as human beings should be able to differentiate from right and wrong incase laws need to be
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Is torture ever an acceptable method of obtaining information? For most of us‚ our gut instinct is to say ’no’ and studies have shown that information obtained by the use of torture is unreliable. However‚ imagine a hypothetical situation where a terrorist group has planted a bomb and the government caught one of its members. This captured terrorist will only admit to planting a bomb in a high traffic area. Would that convince you to use torture? Or what if a terrorist captured your family and
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