• DOI:10.1007/S11572-006-9015-9
Corpus ID: 145019882

The communicative aspects of civil disobedience and lawful punishment

@article{Brownlee2007TheCA,
  title={The communicative aspects of civil disobedience and lawful punishment},
  author={K. Brownlee},
  journal={Criminal Law and Philosophy},
  year={2007},
  volume={1},
  pages={179-192}
}

• K. Brownlee
• Published 2007
• Sociology
• Criminal Law and Philosophy

A parallel may be drawn between the communicative aspect of civil disobedience and the communicative aspect of lawful punishment by the state. In punishing an offender, the state seeks to communicate both its condemnation of the crime committed and its desire for repentance and reformation on the part of the offender. Similarly, in civilly disobeying the law, a disobedient seeks to convey both her condemnation of a certain law or policy and her desire for recognition that a lasting change in… Expand

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