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Civil Disobedience in Islamic Politico-Legal Theory: A Challenging Balance between Justice and Stability

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John Rawls defines ‘civil disobedience’ as “a public, nonviolent, conscientious yet political act contrary to law usually done with the aim of bringing about a change in the law or policies of the government”.

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    Osman Taştan

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Taştan, O. (2017). Civil Disobedience in Islamic Politico-Legal Theory: A Challenging Balance between Justice and Stability. In: Aslan, E., Hermansen, M. (eds) Religion and Violence . Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18302-8_9

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