John Locke and the right to resistance

Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu

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Jovanov Ilija D.¹ 

[1] University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, Serbia;

关键词: John Locke;    Right to Resistance;    Social Contract;    Natural Law;   

DOI  :  10.5937/zrpfns49-9715

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

John Locke was a great thinker and many works have been devoted to clear up his theories. One of the most significant, stated in his principal work, Two Treatises of Government, is the theory of the right to resistance. It was a bit revolutionary then, and to a large extent it is today. Domination of legal positivism is negation of that, by Locke, natural right. However, the fact is that in recent times the resistance to the established power occurs in a number of countries and in different forms, so that the idea of the right to resistance becomes live question again. In this regard it is interesting to consider Locke's viewpoint on this important issue and to determine whether his theory on the resistance is applicable in modern societies.

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