{"product_id":"how-to-break-the-law-and-get-away-with-it-legal-foundations-of-civil-disobedience-paperback","title":"How to break the law and get away with it: Legal foundations of civil disobedience - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Girard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Protest is like begging the powers that be to dig a well. Direct action is digging the well and daring them to stop you.\"\u003c\/em\u003e -Ann Livingston\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere comes a book reconciling two seemingly antithetical concepts: activism and the law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a citizen journalist and legal advocate in a private capacity who for years has fought unjust laws for various causes, this work discusses how many decorated civil rights activists, including Nobel Peace Prize laureates, have challenged the law on the ground until the law changed. Its basic premises are that progressive laws are dictated by the people before they are enacted by the legislative branch of government, that they are enforced by the people against the executive branch of government, and that offences are prosecuted by the people on behalf of the judicial branch of government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppeal to the court of public opinion with a sound legal and political platform\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWin over judges and juries in court proceedings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavigate and exploit the legal system in order to keep the government accountable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome a legal advocate and help disenfranchised clients access the quasi-judicial system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssume the role of citizen journalist and document civil rights abuses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFile Freedom of Information requests\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReach out to the mainstream media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure the backing of lawmakers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngage in legal observation of law enforcement officers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteract with the police\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbove all, it teaches how to minimize one's exposure in order to become virtually untouchable. For example, recovering heroin user John Turvey was decorated with both the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for his advocacy, which included creating in 1988 North America's first unsanctioned needle exchange program while on a mission to curb the transmission of HIV among people who use drugs in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Likewise, Judith Heumann led the 1977 San Francisco sit-in protest which compelled the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to sign Section 504 of the \u003cem\u003eRehabilitation Act\u003c\/em\u003e into law, thus guaranteeing disabled people access to federal government services. And in the 1990s, Helen Steel and David Morris fought McDonald's abusive libel lawsuit all the way to the European Court of Human Rights, until the British government amended its notoriously harsh defamation legislation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo hop on, and find out how civil rights activists have fought for accessibility of publicly funded research, reporters' privilege to protect confidential sources, enforcement of international law on genocidal regimes, protection of old growth forests, the right to shelter and housing, access to harm reduction supplies, and accountability for police brutality. Never again will you take your rights for granted, knowing both how these victories were earned and how precarious these are in the age of Trump and Putin. Generations past observe us from beyond the grave, urging us to defend the rights they fought for so we would enjoy them today. Will you be up to the task, or instead be found wanting?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52200103379250,"sku":"9781067597801","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/W-GOAonSuQ9781067597801.webp?v=1790160635","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/how-to-break-the-law-and-get-away-with-it-legal-foundations-of-civil-disobedience-paperback","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}