Civil disobedience is basically related to the violation of civil laws. Though violations of other kinds of laws like moral laws, physical laws and natural laws are not a part of civil disobedience. However, these laws are violated in a civil manner, which is basically a non-violent way. Therefore, civil disobedience is at the same time a symbolic and existent violation of such a law that is considered to be an unjust law, which is not rejected by the state legislation and the government but certain groups of people believe it as unjust. However, groups involved into civil disobedience at the same time acts negatively and positively towards the law enforcers. Therefore, such direct conflict to the government policies and legislation though reveal negative relations while the characteristics to be committed towards non-violence advocate positive relations. Therefore, civil disobedience should be encourage at all stages as it is any how a violation of the rules made by the state authority, as every states keeps in mind the national interest of its country while making its policies or law.

Against Civil Disobedience

When we talk about civil disobedience the first cause that comes to our understanding is the conflict between morality and legitimacy, which is born out of ethical disagreement. Though one should not hold up laws that are unjust but this does not mean that one adopts civil disobedience. Therefore, it is very important to obey laws what ever the conditions might be for an individual.

Civil disobedience basically creates unrest in the society and disturbs the social system. If individuals and groups start disobeying the law of the state then every second individual will start finding any moral unjust and will not obey the law, which will ultimately result in violence. Where as the laws of the states are made keeping in mind the national interest of the state as well as the public opinion. Therefore few individuals should not disobey law if they think it is morally unjust to them, instead they should think for some other way to act.

On the other hand the supporters of civil disobedience believe that it is very important to bring a positive social change against the unjust laws of the state, for instance in United States, Martin Luther King is renowned to struggle for the civil rights of African-Americans via civil disobedience. King Martin Luther supported the idea that the citizens should engage themselves in nonviolent activities to protest injustice. However, every civil disobedience does not mean to bring any social change in the society. At times individuals seek civil defiance in order to achieve positive results against their actions. For instance, in the case of State of Michigan Court of Appeals, People v Pitts, Pitts. Therefore, disobedience also includes any violation of civil law even it does not have any intention to bring social change. So breach of law is violation of law, which also includes as civil disobedience.

Though civil disobedience is a nonviolent way of breaking the law by a certain group of individuals but it is not the right means to react against unjust laws. Every individual can find unjust laws, which are made by the state. At the same time, individuals can feel any law as unjust but when a higher democratic authority has made some policies and laws keeping in mind the national interest of the state as well as the people of the state, it cannot be wrong and unjust to all individuals. Therefore, in case an individual or groups feels the laws of the state are not just, they should act in any other way but not in civil disobedience. Civil disobedience in any case results into social unrest.