Nonviolent Civil Disobedience and Police Enforcement Policy

The special police for enforcement of penal sentences and announcement

Establishment of The special police formation for enforcement of penal sentences and announcement at the court and under the supervision of prosecutor’s training is the innovation derived from the two guidelines for organizing the execution units of the penal judgments adopted by the head of the judiciary in 2009 and 2012. There is no conflict between forming special police and the constitution...

When doctors start civil disobedience it's time to take notice.

Paediatricians at the Lady Cilento Hospital in Brisbane are now entering the sixth day of their protest against the Australian government’s intention to send the young baby of asylum seeker parents back to a refugee detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru. They believe that the centre cannot provide a safe environment for her, an assertion that is backed by ample evidence. 3 These docto...

1 Introduction : Why a Debate on Civil Disobedience ?

A Theory of Civil Disobedience Faculty Research Working Paper Series

From the streets of Hong Kong to Ferguson, Missouri, civil disobedience has again become newsworthy. What explains the prevalence and extremity of acts of civil disobedience? This paper presents a model in which protest planners choose the nature of the disturbance hoping to influence voters (or other decision-makers in less democratic regimes) both through the size of the unrest and by generat...

Nber Working Paper Series a Theory of Civil Disobedience

From the streets of Hong Kong to Ferguson, Missouri, civil disobedience has again become newsworthy. What explains the prevalence and extremity of acts of civil disobedience?This paper presents a model in which protest planners choose the nature of the disturbance hoping to influence voters (or other decision-makers in less democratic regimes) both through the size of the unrest and by generati...