Voices and Values · Justice & Ethics

Dissent and Civil Disobedience

Analyzing the ethics of protesting and the limits of legal dissent in a democratic society.

Key Questions

  1. 1When is it ethically justifiable to break a law to change it?
  2. 2What rights are in tension during a disruptive public protest?
  3. 3How should the state respond to non-violent civil disobedience?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9C9K05AC9C9S01
Year: Year 9
Subject: Civics & Citizenship
Unit: Voices and Values
Period: Justice & Ethics

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