'An unjust law binds no one, so I am duty-bound to disobey it.' Which Kohlberg stage?

1. The speaker treats disobeying an unjust law as a duty, not a gain. 2. Stage 4 would obey the law to keep order, so it does not fit. 3. Stage 5 would work to change a bad law through fair, agreed processes. 4. Stage 6 holds that laws are valid only when grounded in justice. 5. At Stage 6 a commitment to justice brings an obligation to disobey unjust laws. 6. So the act reflects Stage 6, the stage of universal ethical principles. **Why the other options fail:** - Stage 5 is the close trap: it values changing laws, but through social agreement rather than personal principle. - Stage 4 would obey. - Stage 2 reasoning can look similar on the surface, but it serves self-interest. _Source: Wikipedia, "Lawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development", section "Post-conventional" (revision 1376737595)_