Uniformitarianism - wikipedia Uniformitarianism Jump to : navigation , search Hutton 's Unconformity at Jedburgh . Above : John Clerk of Eldin 's 1787 illustration . Below : 2003 photograph . Uniformitarianism , also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity , is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in the universe now have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere . It refers to invariance in the principles underpinning science , such as the constancy of causality , or causation , throughout time , but it has also been used to describe invariance of physical laws through time and space . Though an unprovable postulate that can not be verified using the scientific method , uniformitarianism has been a key first principle of virtually all fields of science . In geology , uniformitarianism has included the gradualistic concept that `` the present is the key to the past '' ( that events occur at the same rate now as they have always done ) ; many geologists now , however , no longer hold to a strict theory of gradualism . Coined by William Whewell , the word was proposed in contrast to catastrophism by British naturalists in the late 18th century , starting with the work of the geologist James Hutton . Hutton 's work was later refined by scientist John Playfair and popularised by geologist Charles Lyell 's Principles of Geology in 1830 . Today , Earth 's history is considered to have been a slow , gradual process , punctuated by occasional natural catastrophic events . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 18th century 1.2 19th century 1.2. 1 Lyell 's uniformitarianism 1.2. 1.1 Methodological assumptions 1.2. 1.2 Substantive hypotheses 1.2. 2 Systems of inorganic earth history 1.3 20th century 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links History ( edit ) 18th century ( edit ) Cliff at the east of Siccar Point in Berwickshire , showing the near - horizontal red sandstone layers above vertically tilted greywacke rocks . The earlier conceptions likely had little influence on 18th - century European geological explanations for the formation of Earth . Abraham Gottlob Werner ( 1749 -- 1817 ) proposed Neptunism , where strata represented deposits from shrinking seas precipitated onto primordial rocks such as granite . In 1785 James Hutton proposed an opposing , self - maintaining infinite cycle based on natural history and not on the Biblical account . The solid parts of the present land appear in general , to have been composed of the productions of the sea , and of other materials similar to those now found upon the shores . Hence we find reason to conclude : 1st , That the land on which we rest is not simple and original , but that it is a composition , and had been formed by the operation of second causes . 2nd , That before the present land was made , there had subsisted a world composed of sea and land , in which were tides and currents , with such operations at the bottom of the sea as now take place . And , Lastly , That while the present land was forming at the bottom of the ocean , the former land maintained plants and animals ; at least the sea was then inhabited by animals , in a similar manner as it is at present . Hence we are led to conclude , that the greater part of our land , if not the whole had been produced by operations natural to this globe ; but that in order to make this land a permanent body , resisting the operations of the waters , two things had been required ; 1st , The consolidation of masses formed by collections of loose or incoherent materials ; 2ndly , The elevation of those consolidated masses from the bottom of the sea , the place where they were collected , to the stations in which they now remain above the level of the ocean . Hutton then sought evidence to support his idea that there must have been repeated cycles , each involving deposition on the seabed , uplift with tilting and erosion , and then moving undersea again for further layers to be deposited . At Glen Tilt in the Cairngorm mountains he found granite penetrating metamorphic schists , in a way which indicated to him that the presumed primordial rock had been molten after the strata had formed . He had read about angular unconformities as interpreted by Neptunists , and found an unconformity at Jedburgh where layers of greywacke in the lower layers of the cliff face have been tilted almost vertically before being eroded to form a level plane , under horizontal layers of Old Red Sandstone . In the spring of 1788 he took a boat trip along the Berwickshire coast with John Playfair and the geologist Sir James Hall , and found a dramatic unconformity showing the same sequence at Siccar Point . Playfair later recalled that `` the mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss of time '' , and Hutton concluded a 1788 paper he presented at the Royal Society of Edinburgh , later rewritten as a book , with the phrase `` we find no vestige of a beginning , no prospect of an end '' . Both Playfair and Hall wrote their own books on the theory , and for decades robust debate continued between Hutton 's supporters and the Neptunists . Georges Cuvier 's paleontological work in the 1790s , which established the reality of extinction , explained this by local catastrophes , after which other fixed species repopulated the affected areas . In Britain , geologists adapted this idea into `` diluvial theory '' which proposed repeated worldwide annihilation and creation of new fixed species adapted to a changed environment , initially identifying the most recent catastrophe as the biblical flood . 19th century ( edit ) From 1830 to 1833 Charles Lyell 's multi-volume Principles of Geology was published . The work 's subtitle was `` An attempt to explain the former changes of the Earth 's surface by reference to causes now in operation '' . He drew his explanations from field studies conducted directly before he went to work on the founding geology text , and developed Hutton 's idea that the earth was shaped entirely by slow - moving forces still in operation today , acting over a very long period of time . The terms uniformitarianism for this idea , and catastrophism for the opposing viewpoint , were coined by William Whewell in a review of Lyell 's book . Principles of Geology was the most influential geological work in the middle of the 19th century . Lyell 's uniformitarianism ( edit ) According to Reijer Hooykaas ( 1963 ) , Lyell 's uniformitarianism is a family of four related propositions , not a single idea : Uniformity of law -- the laws of nature are constant across time and space . Uniformity of methodology -- the appropriate hypotheses for explaining the geological past are those with analogy today . Uniformity of kind -- past and present causes are all of the same kind , have the same energy , and produce the same effects . Uniformity of degree -- geological circumstances have remained the same over time . None of these connotations requires another , and they are not all equally inferred by uniformitarians . Gould explained Lyell 's propositions in Time 's Arrow , Time 's Cycle ( 1987 ) , stating that Lyell conflated two different types of propositions : a pair of methodological assumptions with a pair of substantive hypotheses . The four together make up Lyell 's uniformitarianism . Methodological assumptions ( edit ) The two methodological assumptions below are accepted to be true by the majority of scientists and geologists . Gould claims that these philosophical propositions must be assumed before you can proceed as a scientist doing science . `` You can not go to a rocky outcrop and observe either the constancy of nature 's laws or the working of unknown processes . It works the other way around . '' You first assume these propositions and `` then you go to the outcrop . '' Uniformity of law across time and space : Natural laws are constant across space and time . The axiom of uniformity of law is necessary in order for scientists to extrapolate ( by inductive inference ) into the unobservable past . The constancy of natural laws must be assumed in the study of the past ; else we can not meaningfully study it . Uniformity of process across time and space : Natural processes are constant across time and space . Though similar to uniformity of law , this second a priori assumption , shared by the vast majority of scientists , deals with geological causes , not physico - chemical laws . The past is to be explained by processes acting currently in time and space rather than inventing extra esoteric or unknown processes without good reason , otherwise known as parsimony or Occam 's razor . Substantive hypotheses ( edit ) The substantive hypotheses were controversial and , in some cases , accepted by few . These hypotheses are judged true or false on empirical grounds through scientific observation and repeated experimental data . This is in contrast with the previous two philosophical assumptions that come before one can do science and so can not be tested or falsified by science . Uniformity of rate across time and space : Change is typically slow , steady , and gradual . Uniformity of rate ( or gradualism ) is what most people ( including geologists ) think of when they hear the word `` uniformitarianism , '' confusing this hypothesis with the entire definition . As late as 1990 , Lemon , in his textbook of stratigraphy , affirmed that `` The uniformitarian view of earth history held that all geologic processes proceed continuously and at a very slow pace . '' Gould explained Hutton 's view of uniformity of rate ; mountain ranges or grand canyons are built by accumulation of nearly insensible changes added up through vast time . Some major events such as floods , earthquakes , and eruptions , do occur . But these catastrophes are strictly local . They neither occurred in the past , nor shall happen in the future , at any greater frequency or extent than they display at present . In particular , the whole earth is never convulsed at once . Uniformity of state across time and space : Change is evenly distributed throughout space and time . The uniformity of state hypothesis implies that throughout the history of our earth there is no progress in any inexorable direction . The planet has almost always looked and behaved as it does now . Change is continuous , but leads nowhere . The earth is in balance : a dynamic steady state . Systems of inorganic Earth history ( edit ) Geoscientists support diverse systems of Earth history , the nature of which rest on on certain mixture of views about process , control , rate , and state which are preferred . Because geologists and geomorphologists tend to adopt opposite views over process , rate and state in the inorganic world , there are eight different systems of beliefs in the development of the terrestrial sphere . All geoscientists stand by the principle of uniformity of law . Most , but not all , are directed by the principle of simplicity . All make definite assertions about the quality of rate and state in the inorganic realm . Methodological assumption concernin kind of process Substantive claim concerning state Substantive claim Concerning rate System of Inorganic Earth history Promoters Same Kind of processes that exist today Actualism Steady State Non-directionalism Constant Rate Gradualism Actualistic Non-directional Gradualism Most of Hutton , Playfair , Lyell Changing Rate Catastrophism Actualistic Non-directional Catastrophism Hall Changing State Directionalism Constant Rate Gradualism Actualistic Directional Gradualism Small part of Hutton , Cotta , Darwin Changing Rate Catastrophism Actualistic Directional Catastrophism Hooke , Steno , Lehmann , Pallas , de Saussure , Werner and geognosists , Elis de Beaumont and followers Different Kind of processes than exist today Non-Actualism Steady State Non-directionalism Constant Rate Gradualism Non-Actualistic Non-directional Gradualism Carpenter Changing Rate Catastrophism Non-Actualistic Non-directional Catastrophism Bonnet , Cuvier Changing State Directionalism Constant Rate Gradualism Non-Actualistic directional Gradualism De Mallet , Buffon Changing Rate Catastrophism Actualistic Directional Catastrophism Restoration cosmogonists , English diluvialists , Scriptural geologists 20th century ( edit ) Stephen Jay Gould 's first scientific paper , Is uniformitarianism necessary ? ( 1965 ) , reduced these four assumptions to two . He dismissed the first principle , which asserted spatial and temporal invariance of natural laws , as no longer an issue of debate . He rejected the third ( uniformity of rate ) as an unjustified limitation on scientific inquiry , as it constrains past geologic rates and conditions to those of the present . So , Lyellian uniformitarianism was unnecessary . Uniformitarianism was proposed in contrast to catastrophism , which states that the distant past `` consisted of epochs of paroxysmal and catastrophic action interposed between periods of comparative tranquility '' Especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , most geologists took this interpretation to mean that catastrophic events are not important in geologic time ; one example of this is the debate of the formation of the Channeled Scablands due to the catastrophic Missoula glacial outburst floods . An important result of this debate and others was the re-clarification that , while the same principles operate in geologic time , catastrophic events that are infrequent on human time - scales can have important consequences in geologic history . Derek Ager has noted that `` geologists do not deny uniformitarianism in its true sense , that is to say , of interpreting the past by means of the processes that are seen going on at the present day , so long as we remember that the periodic catastrophe is one of those processes . Those periodic catastrophes make more showing in the stratigraphical record than we have hitherto assumed . '' Even Charles Lyell thought that ordinary geological processes would cause Niagara Falls to move upstream to Lake Erie within 10,000 years , leading to catastrophic flooding of a large part of North America . Modern geologists do not apply uniformitarianism in the same way as Lyell . They question if rates of processes were uniform through time and only those values measured during the history of geology are to be accepted . The present may not be a long enough key to penetrate the deep lock of the past . Geologic processes may have been active at different rates in the past that humans have not observed . `` By force of popularity , uniformity of rate has persisted to our present day . For more than a century , Lyell 's rhetoric conflating axiom with hypotheses has descended in unmodified form . Many geologists have been stifled by the belief that proper methodology includes an a priori commitment to gradual change , and by a preference for explaining large - scale phenomena as the concatenation of innumerable tiny changes . '' The current consensus is that Earth 's history is a slow , gradual process punctuated by occasional natural catastrophic events that have affected Earth and its inhabitants . In practice it is reduced from Lyell 's conflation , or blending , to simply the two philosophical assumptions . This is also known as the principle of geological actualism , which states that all past geological action was like all present geological action . The principle of actualism is the cornerstone of paleoecology . See also ( edit ) Astronomical spectroscopy Catastrophism Gradualism History of geology History of paleontology Paradigm shift Perfect Cosmological Principle Physical constant Physical Cosmology Scientific consensus Time - variation of fundamental constants Notes ( edit ) Jump up ^ William Thompson , Lord Kelvin , `` The ' Doctrine of Uniformity ' in Geology Briefly Refuted , '' Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , 1865 , 5 : 512 - 13 Jump up ^ Gordon , 2013 : 79 ^ Jump up to : Gould 1965 , pp. 223 -- 228 , `` The assumption of spatial and temporal invariance of natural laws is by no means unique to geology since it amounts to a warrant for inductive inference which , as Bacon showed nearly four hundred years ago , is the basic mode of reasoning in empirical science . Without assuming this spatial and temporal invariance , we have no basis for extrapolating from the known to the unknown and , therefore , no way of reaching general conclusions from a finite number of observations . '' Jump up ^ Gordon , 2013 : 82 ; `` The uniformitarian principle assumes that the behavior of nature is regular and indicative of an objective causal structure in which presently operative causes may be projected into the past to explain the historical development of the physical world and projected into the future for the purposes of prediction and control . In short , it involves the process of inferring past causes from presently observable effects under the assumption that the fundamental causal regularities of the world have not changed over time . '' Jump up ^ Strahler , A.N. 1987 . Science and Earth History - The Evolution / Creation Controversy , Prometheus Books , Amherst , New York , USA . p. 194 : `` Under the updated statement of a useful principle of uniformitarianism it boils down essentially to affirmation of the validity of universal scientific laws through time and space , coupled with a rejection of supernatural causes . '' p. 62 : `` In cosmology , the study of the structure and evolution of the universe , it is assumed that the laws of physics are similar throughout the entire universe . '' ^ Jump up to : Simpson 1963 , pp. 24 -- 48 , `` Uniformity is an unprovable postulate justified , or indeed required , on two grounds . First , nothing in our incomplete but extensive knowledge of history disagrees with it . Second , only with this postulate is a rational interpretation of history possible , and we are justified in seeking -- as scientists we must seek -- such a rational interpretation . '' Jump up ^ FARIA , Felipe . Actualismo , Catastrofismo y Uniformitarismo . In : Pérez , María Luisa Bacarlett & Caponi , Gustavo . Pensar la vida : Filosofía , naturaleza y evolución . Toluca : Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México , p. 55 - 80 , 2015. ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Concept of Uniformitarianism '' . the idea that Earth was shaped by a series of sudden , short - lived , violent events . Jump up ^ `` Uniformitarianism : World of Earth Science '' . Jump up ^ Bowler 2003 , pp. 57 -- 62 Jump up ^ Hutton , J. ( 1785 ) . `` Abstract , The System of the Earth , Its Duration and Stability '' . Archived from the original on 2008 - 09 - 07 . As it is not in human record , but in natural history , that we are to look for the means of ascertaining what has already been , it is here proposed to examine the appearances of the earth , in order to be informed of operations which have been transacted in time past . It is thus that , from principles of natural philosophy , we may arrive at some knowledge of order and system in the economy of this globe , and may form a rational opinion with regard to the course of nature , or to events which are in time to happen . Jump up ^ Concerning the System of the Earth Archived 2008 - 09 - 07 at the Wayback Machine . abstract , as read by James Hutton at a meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 4 July 1785 , printed and circulated privately . Jump up ^ Robert Macfarlane ( 13 September 2003 ) . `` Glimpses into the abyss of time '' . The Spectator . Review of Repcheck 's The Man Who Found Time . Archived from the original on 1 November 2007 . Hutton possessed an instinctive ability to reverse physical processes -- to read landscapes backwards , as it were . Fingering the white quartz which seamed the grey granite boulders in a Scottish glen , for instance , he understood the confrontation that had once occurred between the two types of rock , and he perceived how , under fantastic pressure , the molten quartz had forced its way into the weaknesses in the mother granite . Jump up ^ `` Scottish Geology -- Glen Tilt '' . Jump up ^ `` Jedburgh : Hutton 's Unconformity '' . Jedburgh online . Archived from the original on 2009 - 07 - 29 . Whilst visiting Allar 's Mill on the Jed Water , Hutton was delighted to see horizontal bands of red sandstone lying ' unconformably ' on top of near vertical and folded bands of rock . Jump up ^ `` Hutton 's Unconformity '' Jump up ^ John Playfair ( 1999 ) . `` Hutton 's Unconformity '' . Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , vol . V , pt . III , 1805 , quoted in Natural History , June 1999 . Archived from the original on 2005 - 01 - 07 . Jump up ^ Keith Stewart Thomson ( May -- June 2001 ) . `` Vestiges of James Hutton '' . American Scientist online . p. 212 . doi : 10.1511 / 2001.3. 212 . Archived from the original on 2011 - 06 - 11 . It is ironic that Hutton , the man whose prose style is usually dismissed as unreadable , should have coined one of the most memorable , and indeed lyrical , sentences in all science : `` ( in geology ) we find no vestige of a beginning , -- no prospect of an end '' . In those simple words , Hutton framed a concept that no one had previously contemplated , that the rocks making up the earth today have not , after all , been here since Creation . Jump up ^ Bowler 2003 , pp. 111 -- 117 Jump up ^ Wilson , Leonard G. `` Charles Lyell '' Dictionary of Scientific Biography . Ed . Charles Coulston Gillispie . Vol . VIII . Pennsylvania , Charles Scribner 's Sons , 1973 Jump up ^ Reijer Hooykaas , Natural Law and Divine Miracle : The Principle of Uniformity in Geology , Biology , and Theology , Leiden : EJ Brill , 1963 . Jump up ^ David Cahan , 2003 , From Natural Philosophy to the Sciences , p 95 ISBN 978 - 0 - 226 - 08928 - 7 . ^ Jump up to : Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time 's Arrow , Time 's Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . p. 118 . ^ Jump up to : Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time 's Arrow , Time 's Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . p. 120 . ISBN 0674891996 . ^ Jump up to : Gould 1987 , p. 119 , `` Making inferences about the past is wrapped up in the difference between studying the observable and the unobservable . In the observable , erroneous beliefs can be proven wrong and be inductively corrected by other observations . This is Popper 's principle of falsifiability . However , past processes are not observable by their very nature . Therefore , ' the invariance of nature 's laws must be assumed to come to conclusions about the past . '' Jump up ^ Hutton 1795 , p. 297 , `` If the stone , for example , which fell today , were to rise again tomorrow , there would be an end of natural philosophy ( i.e. , science ) , our principles would fail , and we would no longer investigate the rules of nature from our observations . '' Jump up ^ Gould 1984 , p. 11 , `` As such , it is another a priori methodological assumption shared by most scientists and not a statement about the empirical world . '' Jump up ^ Gould 1987 , p. 120 , `` We should try to explain the past by causes now in operation without inventing extra , fancy , or unknown causes , however plausible in logic , if available processes suffice . '' Jump up ^ Hooykaas 1963 , p. 38 , = `` Strict uniformitarianism may often be a guarantee against pseudo-scientific phantasies and loose conjectures , but it makes one easily forget that the principle of uniformity is not a law , not a rule established after comparison of facts , but a methodological principle , preceding the observation of facts ... It is the logical principle of parsimony of causes and of economy of scientific notions . By explaining past changes by analogy with present phenomena , a limit is set to conjecture , for there is only one way in which two things are equal , but there are an infinity of ways in which they could be supposed different . '' Jump up ^ Lemon , R.R. 1990 . Principles of stratigraphy . Columbus , Ohio : Merrill Publishing Company . p. 30 Jump up ^ Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time _s Arrow , Time _s Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . pp. 120 -- 121 . ^ Jump up to : Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time 's Arrow , Time 's Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . p. 123 . Jump up ^ Huggett , Richard ( 1990 ) . Catastophism : Systems of Earth History . London : Edward Arnold . p. 34 . Jump up ^ Huggett , Richard ( 1990 ) . Catastophism : Systems of Earth History . London : Edward Arnold . p. 33 . Jump up ^ Huggett , Richard ( 1990 ) . Catastophism : Systems of Earth History . London : Edward Arnold . p. 35 . Jump up ^ Gould , S.J. ( 1965 ) . `` Is uniformitarianism necessary ? '' . American Journal of Science . 263 : 223 -- 228 . doi : 10.2475 / ajs. 263.3. 223 . Jump up ^ William J. Whewell , Principles of Geology , Charles Leyell , vol. II , London , 1832 : Quart. Rev. , v. 47 , p. 103 - 123 . Jump up ^ Allen , E.A. , et al. , 1986 , Cataclysms on the Columbia , Timber Press , Portland , OR . ISBN 978 - 0 - 88192 - 067 - 3 `` Bretz knew that the very idea of catastrophic flooding would threaten and anger the geological community . And here 's why : among geologists in the 1920s , catastrophic explanations for geological events ( other than volcanos or earthquakes ) were considered wrong minded to the point of heresy . '' p. 42 . `` Consider , then , what Bretz was up against . The very word ' Catastrophism ' was heinous in the ears of geologists ... It was a step backwards , a betrayal of all that geological science had fought to gain . It was heresy of the worst order . '' p. 44 `` It was inevitable that sooner or later the geological community would rise up and attempt to defeat Bretz 's ' outrageous hypothesis . ' '' p 49 `` Nearly 50 years had passed since Bretz first proposed the idea of catastorphic flooding , and now in 1971 his arguments had become a standard of geological thinking . '' p. 71 Jump up ^ Ager , Derek V. ( 1993 ) . The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ( 3rd ed . ) . Chichester , New York , Brisbane , Toronto , Singapore : John Wiley & Sons . pp. 83 -- 84 . ISBN 0 - 471 - 93808 - 4 . Jump up ^ Smith , Gary A ; Aurora Pun ( 2006 ) . How Does Earth Work : Physical geology and the Process of Science ( textbook ) . New Jersey : Pearson / Prentice Hall . p. 12 . ISBN 0 - 13 - 034129 - 0 . Jump up ^ Ager , Derek V. ( 1993 ) . The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ( 3rd ed . ) . Chichester , New York , Brisbane , Toronto , Singapore : John Wiley & Sons . p. 81 . ISBN 0 - 471 - 93808 - 4 . Jump up ^ Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time _s Arrow , Time _s Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . p. 174 . Jump up ^ The Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition , uniformitarianism Archived 2006 - 06 - 24 at the Wayback Machine . © 2007 Columbia University Press . References ( edit ) Bowler , Peter J. ( 2003 ) . Evolution : The History of an Idea ( 3rd ed . ) . University of California Press . ISBN 0 - 520 - 23693 - 9 . Gordon , B.L. ( 2013 ) . `` In Defense of Uniformitarianism '' . Perspectives on Science & Christian Faith. 65 : 79 -- 86 . Gould , S.J. ( 1965 ) . `` Is uniformitarianism necessary ? '' . American Journal of Science . 263 : 223 -- 228 . doi : 10.2475 / ajs. 263.3. 223 . Gould , S.J. ( 1984 ) . `` Toward the vindication of punctuational change in catastrophes and earth history '' . In Berggren , W.A. ; Van Couvering , J.A. In Catastrophes and Earth History . Princeton , New Jersey : Princeton University Press . p. 11 . Gould , Stephen J ( 1987 ) . Time 's Arrow , Time 's Cycle : Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time . Cambridge , MA : Harvard University Press . p. 119 . Hooykaas , R. ( 1963 ) . The principle of uniformity in geology , biology , and theology . London : E.J. Brill . p. 38 . Hutton , J ( 1795 ) . 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Contents ( hide ) 1 Definition of `` unfair labor practice '' 2 Filing of a charge 3 Investigation and processing of the charge 4 Issuance of complaint and settlement 5 Interim injunctive relief 6 Hearing and decision 7 Review by the courts 8 Compliance 9 See also 10 References 11 External links 12 Further reading Definition of `` unfair labor practice '' ( edit ) The NLRB has the authority to investigate and remedy unfair labor practices , which are defined in Section 8 of the Act . In broad terms , the NLRB makes it unlawful for an employer to : interfere with two or more employees acting in concert to protect rights provided for in the Act , whether or not a union exists to dominate or interfere with the formation or administration of a labor organization to discriminate against an employee from engaging in concerted or union activities or refraining from them to discriminate against an employee for filing charges with the NLRB or taking part in any NLRB proceedings to refuse to bargain with the union that is the lawful representative of its employees The Act similarly bars unions from : restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of their rights or an employer in the choice of its bargaining representative causing an employer to discriminate against an employee refusing to bargain with the employer of the employees it represents engaging in certain types of secondary boycotts requiring excessive dues engaging in featherbedding ( requiring an employer to pay for unneeded workers ) picketing for recognition for more than thirty days without petitioning for an election entering into `` hot cargo '' agreements ( refusing to handle goods from an anti-union employer ) striking or picketing a health care establishment without giving the required notice Applying this general language to the real world requires , in the words of Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter , `` distinctions more nice than obvious '' . The substantive law applied by the NLRB is described elsewhere under specific headings devoted to particular topics . Not every unfair act amounts to an unfair labor practice ; as an example , failing to pay an individual worker overtime pay for hours worked in excess of forty hours in a week might be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act , but it is unlikely to amount to an unfair labor practice as well . Similarly , a violation of a collective bargaining agreement , standing alone , may not constitute an unfair labor practice unless the employer has not only violated the contract but repudiated all or part of it . Filing of a charge ( edit ) While the employees of the NLRB may assist individuals in filing charges , the employees of the NLRB can not file charges on their own . Under the Act , `` any person '' ( except an employee of the Board ) may file a charge with the NLRB . Such charges must be filed and served within six months of the events that constitute the basis of the charge . This deadline may be extended in some cases , e.g. , if the party fraudulently conceals its violations of the law . Charges may also be amended if done so within six months of the alleged violation . Investigation and processing of the charge ( edit ) The General Counsel of the NLRB is responsible for investigating unfair labor practice charges and making the decision whether to issue a complaint . This job is delegated to the Regional Director of the region of the NLRB in which the charge has been filed ; the Regional Director in turn assigns it to an employee of the region . It is the responsibility of the charging party to identify the witnesses who can support its charge ; should it fail to do so the Regional Director will typically dismiss the charge . The Regional Director generally seeks to reach a decision as to whether to issue a complaint or to dismiss the charge within thirty days of the filing of the charge . The Region may also ask the charging party to amend its charge to eliminate unsupported claims in an otherwise meritorious charge or to add new claims uncovered by the Region in the course of its investigation . A party unsatisfied with the Regional Director 's decision to dismiss its charge can appeal the dismissal to the office of the General Counsel . The General Counsel 's decision to dismiss a charge is not subject to further appeal and can not be challenged in court . If the issues raised by an unfair labor practice charge could also be resolved through the grievance and arbitration procedure of the collective bargaining agreement covering these employees , then the General Counsel may defer the case to arbitration . In those cases the General Counsel does not dismiss the charge , but holds it in abeyance while the parties to the contract arbitrate their contractual dispute . Issuance of complaint and settlement ( edit ) If the Region finds merit in the charge it will file a formal complaint setting out the violations of the law allegedly committed by the respondent . While the Act requires that the original unfair labor practice be filed within six months , there is no comparable statute of limitations for issuance of a complaint . The complaint may also be amended in some circumstances to include other alleged violations of the Act not specified in an unfair labor practice charge . The Region will usually renew its attempts to settle the matter after it has made the decision to issue complaint but before it has actually done so . It can settle unfair labor practice charges unilaterally , i.e. , without the agreement of the charging party . The Board draws a distinction between formal and informal settlements , i.e. , those that call for issuance of a formal Board order and those that do not . A party unhappy with the Regional Director 's settlement of its unfair labor practice charges can appeal a formal settlement to the Board itself , which must approve any formal settlement in any case , but can only appeal an informal settlement to the General Counsel . The Board will set aside an informal settlement agreement if the employer violates the agreement or commits other violations of the Act after the agreement . The Board can , by contrast , enforce a formal settlement like any other Board order by petitioning the Court of Appeals for an order enforcing it . The Board will also accept non-Board settlements , in which the charging party withdraws its charge in return for promises from the other side . The Board is not , however , obliged to accept the parties ' settlement agreement or to allow withdrawal of the charge . Interim injunctive relief ( edit ) If the General Counsel believes that there is cause to issue complaint , then he can seek injunctive relief from a federal district court under Section 10 ( j ) of the Act . Injunctive relief is usually ordered when necessary to preserve the status quo pending the Board 's decision on the complaint or to prevent employees from suffering irreparable harm . Any injunction lapses once the NLRB issues its decision . The General Counsel does not have to prove that the allegations in the complaint are well - founded , but only that he has some evidence , together with an arguable legal theory , to support his claims . Even so , the General Counsel rarely uses this power to seek relief while complaints are pending , other than in secondary boycott cases , in which the Act commands the General Counsel to seek injunctive relief . Hearing and decision ( edit ) If the case is not settled following issuance of a complaint , then the case will proceed to hearing before an Administrative Law Judge of the NLRB . The Regional Director has the power to issue subpoenas for use by any party prior to the hearing ; the Administrative Law Judge has that power once the hearing commences . The hearing is governed by the same rules of evidence that would apply in a federal court trial . The General Counsel functions as the prosecutor in these proceedings . Just as only the General Counsel can decide whether to issue a complaint , the General Counsel has exclusive authority to decide what charges to pursue . Interested parties may , however , intervene in these proceedings to present evidence or offer alternative theories in support of the charges that the General Counsel has alleged and to seek additional or different remedies than those that the General Counsel has proposed . The Administrative Law Judge issues a recommended decision , which becomes final if not appealed to the NLRB . While the Administrative Law Judge 's credibility determinations are ordinarily given great weight by the Board , they are not binding on it . The Board likewise is free to substitute its own view of the law for that of the Administrative Law Judge and frequently reverses its own precedents . Review by the courts ( edit ) A party that is aggrieved by a decision of the NLRB can seek review by petitioning in the Court of Appeals . The Act gives parties a good deal of latitude as to which court they want to hear their case : either the Circuit in which the hearing was held or the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia or any Circuit in which one of the parties against whom the complaint was brought resides or does business . The NLRB , as a matter of policy , only petitions in the Circuit in which the hearing was held . The NLRB 's decisions are not self - executing : it must seek court enforcement in order to force a recalcitrant party to comply with its orders . The Court of Appeal reviews the Board 's decision to determine if it is supported by substantial evidence and based on a correct view of the law . While the courts are obligated in theory to give deference to the NLRB 's interpretation of the Act , they do not always do so . The court may direct the NLRB to reconsider its decision or reverse it outright if it is convinced that the Board is in error . The court may also reverse Board actions that it considers to be an abuse of the NLRB 's discretion , typically in the choice of remedies to be applied . Any aggrieved party may also ask the Supreme Court to review a decision of the Court of Appeals . Such review by the Supreme Court is , however , discretionary and rarely granted . Compliance ( edit ) If the Court of Appeals enforces the Board 's order then the case will return to the Region for it to monitor the respondent 's compliance . In those cases in which the Board 's order requires payment of backpay , the Region will commence compliance proceedings if it is not able to resolve all disputes over the amount of backpay . These compliance proceedings are also held before an Administrative Law Judge , based on the compliance specification filed by the Region . The same procedural rights apply in these proceedings as in the earlier proceedings on the merits of the charge . See also ( edit ) Organized labour portal United States labor law Boulwarism Duty of fair representation Surface bargaining References ( edit ) Jump up ^ See also Pub. L. 74 -- 198 , 49 Stat. 449 Jump up ^ Schlesinger Jr. , Arthur M. The Age of Roosevelt : The Coming of the New Deal : 1933 -- 1935 . Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1958 , p. 400 - 406 . External links ( edit ) National Labor Relations Board official website NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD CASEHANDLING MANUAL , PART ONE , UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE PROCEEDINGS NLRB Casehandling Manual for Compliance Proceedings Further reading ( edit ) `` How To Take A Case Before The NLRB '' by the Bureau of National Affairs ( Seventh Edition ) ISBN 1 - 57018 - 183 - 7 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unfair_labor_practice&oldid=800542717 '' Categories : United States labor law Ethically disputed working conditions Labour relations Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2014 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 14 September 2017 , at 05 : 17 . About Wikipedia

Question: what is the concept of unfair labor practice in labor code

actions taken by employers or unions that violate the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 449) 29 U.S.C. § 151–169 (also known as the NLRA and the Wagner Act after NY Senator Robert F. Wagner[1]) and other legislation


NBA high school draftees - wikipedia NBA high school draftees Jump to : navigation , search The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) straight out of high school without playing basketball at the collegiate level . The process of jumping directly from high school to the professional level is also known as going prep - to - pro . Since 2006 , the practice of drafting high school players has been prohibited by the new collective bargaining agreement , which requires that players who entered the draft be 19 years of age and at least one year removed from high school . Contrary to popular belief , the player does not have to play at least a year in college basketball , as the player can choose to instead play in another professional league ( like the NBA G League or especially somewhere overseas ) like Brandon Jennings or Emmanuel Mudiay in Italy and China respectively , simply take the year off , such as the case with Mitchell Robinson , or even hold themselves back a year in high school before declaring for the draft , like with Satnam Singh Bhamara or Thon Maker . The NBA has long had a preference for players who played basketball at the collegiate level ; the vast majority of players to play in the NBA have had college experience . However , there have been numerous notable players who attended high school in the United States and then jumped directly to the NBA without playing college basketball . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 1995 -- 2005 1.3 2005 -- present 2 List 3 Other players 4 Controversy 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External links History ( edit ) Early years ( edit ) In the early years of the NBA draft , a player had to finish his four - year college eligibility to be eligible for selection . Reggie Harding , who had graduated from high school but did not enroll in a college , became the first player drafted out of high school when the Detroit Pistons selected him in the fourth round of the 1962 draft . However , the NBA rules at that time prohibited a high school player to play in the league until one year after his high school class graduated . Thus , he spent a year playing in a minor basketball league before he was drafted again in the 1963 draft by the Pistons . He finally entered the league in the 1963 -- 64 season and played four seasons in the NBA and American Basketball Association ( ABA ) . In 1971 , the U.S. Supreme Court decision Haywood v. National Basketball Association ruled , 7 -- 2 against the National Basketball Association 's requirement that a player must wait four years after high school graduation ( which in most cases was spent playing in college ) before turning professional . This ruling allowed players to enter the NBA Draft without four years of college , provided they could give evidence of hardship to the NBA office . In 1974 , the NBA 's rival , the ABA , drafted high school star Moses Malone . He was immediately signed by the Utah Stars and became the first player to go directly from high school basketball to a professional league . He became an instant success , averaging 18 points and 14 rebounds per game in his rookie season . He played in the ABA until the ABA -- NBA merger in 1976 . He then played 19 successful seasons with 7 NBA teams . He won the NBA championship , along with the Finals Most Valuable Player Award , with the Philadelphia 76ers in 1983 . His other achievements include 3 Most Valuable Player Awards , 12 consecutive All - Star Game selections , 8 All - NBA Team selections and 6 rebounding titles . He has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and was also named in the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History list announced at the league 's 50th anniversary in 1996 . A year later , two high school players , Darryl Dawkins and Bill Willoughby , applied for hardship and were declared eligible to be selected in the 1975 draft . They had applied and gave evidence of financial hardship to the league , which granted them the right to start earning their living by starting their professional careers earlier . Dawkins was selected 5th by the Philadelphia 76ers while Willoughby was selected 19th by the Atlanta Hawks . Dawkins played 14 seasons and averaged 12 points and 6 rebounds per game . Willoughby played 8 seasons with 6 different teams and averaged only 6 points per game . Neither player reached the level of success that was expected . It is argued that they could have been better players if they had college basketball experience before entering the NBA . After Dawkins and Willoughby , no high schoolers were drafted for 14 years , though several players entered the league without playing college basketball . One notable player , Shawn Kemp , enrolled in college but never played any games due to personal problems . In 1989 , a year after his high school graduation , he was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics . He played 14 seasons in the NBA and was selected to 6 All - Star Games and 3 All - NBA Teams . 1995 -- 2005 ( edit ) Kevin Garnett 's high - profile migration from high school to the NBA in 1995 prompted many high schoolers to follow in his footsteps In 1995 , Kevin Garnett , USA Today 's high school basketball player of the year , announced his intentions to forgo college , and declared himself eligible for the 1995 NBA draft . The move was highly controversial ; the conventional wisdom at the time was that high - schoolers were neither emotionally nor physically mature enough for the rigors of the NBA game . On draft day , Garnett was selected with the # 5 pick in the first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves . Garnett led the Timberwolves to eight consecutive playoff berths and was a multiple All - Star during his time with the team . In 2004 , the Wolves advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to the Lakers ; Garnett was named Most Valuable Player that year . After a trade in the 2007 offseason to the Boston Celtics , he was a core player in the Celtics ' first NBA title in over 20 years . In 1996 , two notable players made the jump from high school to the NBA . The first was Kobe Bryant , selected by the Charlotte Hornets with the 13th pick of the NBA draft , but traded almost immediately to the Los Angeles Lakers . The second was Jermaine O'Neal , selected by the Trail Blazers with the 17th pick . O'Neal was traded in 2000 to the Indiana Pacers ( and later to the Miami Heat ) . In 1997 , another All - Star caliber player , Tracy McGrady , was selected by the Toronto Raptors . In 1998 , three high - schoolers were drafted with Al Harrington and Rashard Lewis experiencing the most success . Darius Miles became the highest high school player selected with the third pick in the 2000 , until the following year . In 2001 , Kwame Brown ( selected by the Washington Wizards ) became the first high - schooler to be selected with the number one pick in the draft ; since then , LeBron James ( 2003 ) and Dwight Howard ( 2004 ) have also been selected with the first pick . Other notable high - schoolers include Tyson Chandler and Eddy Curry ( 2001 ) ; Amar'e Stoudemire ( 2002 ) ; Josh Smith , Sebastian Telfair , J.R. Smith , and Shaun Livingston ( 2004 ) ; Andrew Bynum and Monta Ellis ( 2005 ) . Many prep - to - pro players like Kevin Garnett , Kobe Bryant , LeBron James , and Tracy Mcgrady went on to become star players in the NBA . Kevin Garnett , Kobe Bryant , LeBron James have all won the league 's MVP Award ; as well as holding at least one NBA title under their belt , and are widely regarded as future Hall - of - Famers . Dwight Howard , Jermaine O'Neal and Amar'e Stoudemire also became perennial All - Stars in their prime . However , not all high - schoolers were successful . Kwame Brown and Eddy Curry are widely regarded as draft busts , while Jonathan Bender and Darius Miles had their careers cut short by injury . Korleone Young ( drafted in 1998 ) and Leon Smith ( drafted in 1999 ) only played a handful of games in the NBA , while Lenny Cooke and DeAngelo Collins , both of whom declared for the 2002 Draft , went undrafted and never played in the NBA . 2005 -- present ( edit ) Brandon Jennings spent a year playing in Italy before entering the NBA Beginning 2005 , both the NBA and the players ' union started to discuss the possibility of implementing a new age limit . The league lobbied for an age minimum of 20 while the union was against an age limit . Finally in July 2005 , both sides compromised in the new collective bargaining agreement , requiring that the minimum age for entry into the NBA be 19 and that entrants be at least one year removed from high school . For the first time , teams are also allowed to send players , with two years of NBA experience or less , to the NBA Development League ( NBA D - League ) . The terms of the new agreement ended the practice of drafting high school players , starting in the 2006 Draft . A high school player must wait at least a year to be eligible for selection . However , they are not required to spend that year in college . In 2008 , high school star Brandon Jennings decided to skip college and play professional basketball in Italy . After a year , he was eligible for the 2009 draft and was selected 10th by the Milwaukee Bucks . In the 2010 draft , Latavious Williams , who did not qualify academically to go to college , spent a year playing in the NBA D - League before he was drafted in the second round . Emmanuel Mudiay decided to take a route similar to that of Brandon Jennings by skipping college to play professionally in China in 2014 before being selected by the Denver Nuggets at pick 7 a year later . In the 2015 draft , Satnam Singh Bhamara , who did not qualify academically to go to college , went straight to the NBA draft as a post-graduate after being at IMG Academy for five years . He would be taken by the Dallas Mavericks with the 52nd pick in the draft , thus becoming the first high school student to be drafted since the rule changes . In the 2016 draft , one of the Top -- 10 players that was declared eligible for NCAA play in 2016 , Thon Maker , decided to enter the draft instead as a post-graduate from Orangeville Prep in Orangeville , Ontario , Canada due to him originally declaring himself as eligible for college in 2015 . Thon would also mark the first player to be drafted directly from a Canadian high school , as well as the second player to enter as a post-graduate . He 'd also be the first high schooler to be drafted in the first round since 2005 , being drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the tenth pick in the draft , thus becoming the first high school lottery pick since 2005 . Most recently , in the 2018 draft , both Anfernee Simons and Thon 's brother , Matur Maker , are also looking to be drafted in the NBA , with Simons being a postgraduate and Maker 's decision relating to him being held back a year . Some players support the new age limit . Gerald Green called it `` a smart move '' , saying that `` ( not everybody is ) LeBron James ... He came in ready and he dominated the league . There 's a lot of players that have to get developed . Me , I 've got to get developed . But I guess that age limit , that one year of college experience , can get you more developed and I think that 's pretty good . '' Others , however , strongly criticize the rule . Andrew Bynum said `` That 's something I 'll never understand . Because in no other business can the owner , or a stock trader or a C.E.O. of a company try to protect themselves by putting rules like that . '' Former Florida Gators and current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan believed that the rule made high schoolers feel like they were being punished . List ( edit ) There have been 44 high school draftees in the NBA Draft . Three draftees were selected first overall ; Kwame Brown in 2001 NBA draft , LeBron James in 2003 and Dwight Howard in 2004 NBA draft . Two draftees went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award in their first season ; LeBron James and 2002 draftee Amar'e Stoudemire . Three draftees went on to win the Most Valuable Player Award ; Kevin Garnett in 2004 , Kobe Bryant in 2008 and LeBron James in 2009 , 2010 , 2012 , and 2013 . Ten draftees have been selected to the All - Star Game while seven draftees have been selected to the All - NBA Team . Pos . Position Guard Forward Center Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame * Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All - Star Game and All - NBA Team Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All - Star Game Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs Kobe Bryant was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in 1996 . Jermaine O'Neal was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1996 . Tracy McGrady was selected by the Toronto Raptors in 1997 . Amar'e Stoudemire was selected by the Phoenix Suns in 2002 . LeBron James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 . Dwight Howard was selected by the Orlando Magic in 2004 . Draft Round Pick Player Pos . Nationality Draft team High school ( city ) Ref . 1962 29 Harding , Reggie Reggie Harding United States Detroit Pistons Detroit Eastern High School ( Detroit ) 5 Dawkins , Darryl Darryl Dawkins United States Philadelphia 76ers Maynard Evans High School ( Orlando , Florida ) 19 Willoughby , Bill Bill Willoughby F / C United States Atlanta Hawks Dwight Morrow High School ( Englewood , New Jersey ) 1995 5 Garnett , Kevin Kevin Garnett * United States Minnesota Timberwolves Farragut Career Academy ( Chicago ) 13 Bryant , Kobe Kobe Bryant * United States Charlotte Hornets Lower Merion High School ( Ardmore , Pennsylvania ) 17 O'Neal , Jermaine Jermaine O'Neal * F / C United States Portland Trail Blazers Eau Claire High School ( Columbia , South Carolina ) 1997 9 McGrady , Tracy Tracy McGrady ^ United States Toronto Raptors Mount Zion Christian Academy ( Durham , North Carolina ) 1998 25 Harrington , Al Al Harrington United States Indiana Pacers St. Patrick High School ( Elizabeth , New Jersey ) 1998 32 Lewis , Rashard Rashard Lewis United States Seattle SuperSonics Alief Elsik High School ( Houston , Texas ) 1998 40 Young , Korleone Korleone Young United States Detroit Pistons Hargrave Military Academy ( Chatham , Virginia ) 1999 5 Bender , Jonathan Jonathan Bender United States Toronto Raptors Picayune Memorial High School ( Picayune , Mississippi ) 1999 25 Smith , Leon Leon Smith United States Dallas Mavericks Martin Luther King High School ( Chicago ) 2000 Miles , Darius Darius Miles United States Los Angeles Clippers East St. Louis High School ( East St. Louis , Illinois ) 2000 23 Stevenson , DeShawn DeShawn Stevenson United States Utah Jazz Washington Union High School ( Fresno , California ) 2001 Brown , Kwame Kwame Brown United States Washington Wizards Glynn Academy ( Brunswick , Georgia ) 2001 Chandler , Tyson Tyson Chandler * United States Los Angeles Clippers Dominguez High School ( Compton , California ) 2001 Curry , Eddy Eddy Curry United States Chicago Bulls Thornwood High School ( South Holland , Illinois ) 2001 8 Diop , DeSagana DeSagana Diop Senegal Cleveland Cavaliers Oak Hill Academy ( Mouth of Wilson , Virginia ) 2001 46 Cisse , Ousmane Ousmane Cisse Mali Denver Nuggets St. Jude High School ( Montgomery , Alabama ) 2002 9 Stoudemire , Amar'eAmar'e Stoudemire * F / C United States Phoenix Suns Cypress Creek High School ( Orlando , Florida ) 2003 James , LeBron LeBron James * United States Cleveland Cavaliers St. Vincent -- St. Mary High School ( Akron , Ohio ) 2003 23 Outlaw , Travis Travis Outlaw United States Portland Trail Blazers Starkville High School ( Starkville , Mississippi ) 2003 26 Ebi , Ndudi Ndudi Ebi United Kingdom Nigeria Minnesota Timberwolves Westbury Christian School ( Houston , Texas ) 2003 27 Perkins , Kendrick Kendrick Perkins United States Memphis Grizzlies Clifton J. Ozen High School ( Beaumont , Texas ) 2003 48 Lang , James James Lang United States New Orleans Hornets Central Park Christian High School ( Birmingham , Alabama ) Howard , Dwight Dwight Howard * F / C United States Orlando Magic Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy ( Atlanta ) Livingston , Shaun Shaun Livingston United States Los Angeles Clippers Peoria High School ( Peoria , Illinois ) 12 Swift , Robert Robert Swift United States Seattle SuperSonics Bakersfield High School ( Bakersfield , California ) 13 Telfair , Sebastian Sebastian Telfair United States Portland Trail Blazers Abraham Lincoln High School ( Brooklyn , New York ) 15 Jefferson , Al Al Jefferson United States Boston Celtics Prentiss High School ( Prentiss , Mississippi ) 17 Smith , Josh Josh Smith United States Atlanta Hawks Oak Hill Academy ( Mouth of Wilson , Virginia ) 18 Smith , J.R. J.R. Smith United States New Orleans Hornets Saint Benedict 's Preparatory School ( Newark , New Jersey ) 19 Wright , Dorell Dorell Wright G / F United States Miami Heat South Kent Preparatory School ( South Kent , Connecticut ) 2005 6 Webster , Martell Martell Webster G / F United States Portland Trail Blazers Seattle Preparatory School ( Seattle ) 2005 10 Bynum , Andrew Andrew Bynum United States Los Angeles Lakers St. Joseph High School ( Metuchen , New Jersey ) 2005 18 Green , Gerald Gerald Green United States Boston Celtics Gulf Shores Academy ( Houston , Texas ) 2005 34 Miles , C.J. C.J. Miles United States Utah Jazz Skyline High School ( Dallas ) 2005 35 Sánchez , Ricky Ricky Sánchez Puerto Rico Portland Trail Blazers IMG Academy ( Bradenton , Florida ) 2005 40 Ellis , Monta Monta Ellis United States Golden State Warriors Lanier High School ( Jackson , Mississippi ) 2005 45 Williams , Louis Louis Williams United States Philadelphia 76ers South Gwinnett High School ( Snellville , Georgia ) 2005 49 Blatche , Andray Andray Blatche United States Philippines Washington Wizards South Kent Preparatory School ( South Kent , Connecticut ) 2005 56 Johnson , Amir Amir Johnson United States Detroit Pistons Westchester High School ( Los Angeles ) 2015 52 Singh , Satnam Satnam Singh India Dallas Mavericks IMG Academy ( Bradenton , Florida ) 2016 10 Maker , Thon Thon Maker F / C Sudan South Sudan Australia Milwaukee Bucks Orangeville District Secondary School ( Orangeville , Ontario , Canada ) ^ 1 : Reggie Harding played and graduated from Detroit Eastern High School in January but he played high school basketball in Nashville , Tennessee prior to the draft . ^ 2 : While Ndudi Ebi was originally born and raised in London , England , he also holds Nigerian nationality due to his parents being born and raised there . ^ 3 : Andray Blatche was born and raised in Syracuse , New York and holds American nationality , but he had become a naturalized Filipino since June 2014 and has officially represented the Philippines since . ^ 4 : Satnam Singh officially marks the first ever player to be taken from India in the NBA . He also marks the first time since 2005 after their latest ruling on high school players that someone directly from high school would be taken in the draft , albeit as a postgraduate senior . ^ 5 : Thon Maker was born in Wau , Sudan at the time , but Wau has now since become a part of South Sudan instead due to war . Even then , though , he would be raised as an Australian representative . ^ 6 : Thon Maker would become the first high schooler ( and second overall high school postgraduate student ) to be selected from the nation of Canada instead of somewhere in the United States of America . Also , while Thon attended classes at Orangeville Prep , he would play basketball games for the Athlete Institute nearby in Mono , Ontario as well . Other players ( edit ) The following players also played in the NBA or were drafted without playing college basketball ; however , these players did not get drafted or join the NBA directly after their high school graduation . Year Debut Player Pos . Nationality High school ( city ) Notes Ref . -- 1946 Kappen , Tony Tony Kappen United States Forest Hills High School ( Queens , New York ) Played in the ABL before making his BAA debut The first player to play in the BAA / NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 27 -- 1946 Simmons , Connie Connie Simmons F / C United States Flushing High School ( Flushing , New York ) The second player to play in the BAA / NBA without any college experience Made his BAA debut at the age of 21 -- 1948 Graboski , Joe Joe Graboski F / C United States Tuley High School ( Chicago ) The third and final player to play in the BAA before its merger as the NBA Made his BAA debut at the age of 18 1960 1969 Hawkins , Connie Connie Hawkins ^ F / C United States Boys High School ( Brooklyn , New York ) Was permanently banned by the NBA due to a point shaving scandal in college , but was later reinstated in 1969 Attended University of Iowa Played in the ABL and the ABA before making his NBA debut 1976 Malone , Moses Moses Malone ^ F / C United States Petersburg High School ( Petersburg , Virginia ) Drafted by the Utah Stars in the 1974 ABA Draft Played in the ABA before the ABA -- NBA merger 1988 1989 Kemp , Shawn Shawn Kemp * F / C United States Concord High School ( Elkhart , Indiana ) Attended University of Kentucky and Trinity Valley Community College Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1989 NBA draft ( 1st round , 17th pick ) 1986 1992 Daniels , Lloyd Lloyd Daniels United States Andrew Jackson High School ( Queens , New York ) Attended Mt . San Antonio College Played in various minor basketball leagues before making his NBA debut 1993 Hamilton , Thomas Thomas Hamilton United States Martin Luther King High School ( Chicago ) Attended University of Pittsburgh Declared for the 1994 NBA draft but went undrafted 2000 Jackson , Stephen Stephen Jackson United States Oak Hill Academy ( Mouth of Wilson , Virginia ) Attended Butler Community College Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1997 NBA draft ( 2nd round , 43rd pick ) 2001 2015 Huertas , Marcelo Marcelo Huertas Brazil Italy Coppell High School ( Coppell , Texas ) Was born in Brazil and played for the Esporte Clube Pinheiros before moving to the U.S.A. around 2000 . Played senior year in Coppell High School before beginning his professional international career . Went undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft . Played in Brazil , Spain , and Italy before making his NBA debut in 2015 . 2005 Butler , Jackie Jackie Butler F / C United States Coastal Christian Academy ( Virginia Beach , Virginia ) Initially committed to Mississippi State University and , later on , the University of Tennessee Declared for the 2004 NBA draft but went undrafted Played in the CBA before making his NBA debut 2008 2009 Jennings , Brandon Brandon Jennings United States Oak Hill Academy ( Mouth of Wilson , Virginia ) Initially committed to the University of Southern California and , later on , the University of Arizona Played in the Italian league in the 2008 -- 09 season Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2009 NBA draft ( 1st round , 10th pick ) 2009 Williams , Latavious Latavious Williams United States Christian Life Center Academy ( Humble , Texas ) Initially committed to the University of Memphis Played in the NBA D - League in the 2009 -- 10 season Drafted by the Miami Heat in the 2010 NBA draft ( 2nd round , 43rd pick ) 2011 Kanter , Enes Enes Kanter F / C Turkey Stoneridge Preparatory School ( Simi Valley , California ) Previously played in both youth squads and professionally in Turkey Moved to the U.S.A. in 2009 and played basketball in his senior year of high school Attended the University of Kentucky , but was barred from playing due to his previous time spent in Turkey Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA draft ( 1st round , 3rd pick ) 2011 Tyler , Jeremy Jeremy Tyler United States San Diego High School ( San Diego ) Initially committed to the University of Louisville Left high school after his junior year in 2009 Played in the Israeli league in the 2009 -- 10 season Played in the Japanese league in the 2010 -- 11 season Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2011 NBA draft ( 2nd round , 39th pick ) 2012 2013 Ledo , Ricky Ricky Ledo United States South Kent High School ( South Kent , Connecticut ) Attended Providence College Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2013 NBA draft ( 2nd round , 43rd pick ) 2013 2015 Felício , Cristiano Cristiano Felício Brazil CCSE Prep Academy ( Sacramento ) Was born in Brazil and played professionally there before moving in his senior year . Tried to get a scholarship for the University of Oregon , but was deemed ineligible . Returned to playing professionally in Brazil . 2014 2015 Mudiay , Emmanuel Emmanuel Mudiay PG Democratic Republic of the Congo United States Prime Prep Academy ( Dallas ) Initially committed to Southern Methodist University Played in the Chinese professional league in the 2014 -- 15 season Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the 2015 NBA draft ( 1st round , 7th pick ) 2014 2016 Papagiannis , Georgios Georgios Papagiannis Greece Westtown School ( West Chester , Pennsylvania ) Was born in Greece and played professionally for Peristeri at 14 before moving in his freshman year Went to Westtown as a junior before moving back to Greece Played professionally for the Panathinaikos while also attending the American School in Athens , Greece Drafted by the Phoenix Suns and traded to the Sacramento Kings in the 2016 NBA draft ( 1st round , 13th pick ) Controversy ( edit ) Further information : National Basketball Association criticisms and controversies § Age limit Despite the success of some high school players drafted , the entry of high school players into the NBA remains controversial . Critics say that high school players are not mentally and physically mature or prepared enough to handle the pressure of professional play . Thus , they are more likely to fail . Instead , they believe that colleges are useful at filtering out players who can dominate against weak competition in high school , but can not succeed at a higher level of play . They also think that the influx of high schoolers bypassing colleges in favor of the NBA has caused collegiate game to deteriorate . Universities are wary of spending time recruiting as many players that are motivated financially to turn pro fresh out of high school . On the other hand , proponents argue that there is no valid reason to exclude high school players . Michael McCann , writer of law article `` Illegal Defense : The Irrational Economics of Banning High School Players from the NBA Draft '' , contends that players drafted straight out of high school can do as well as any other players in the NBA . The article finds that `` on average , these ( high school ) players perform better in every major statistical category than does the average NBA player '' . Others instead believe that the problem was due to the lack of established farm system in basketball until recently . In other major sports , such as baseball and hockey , it is common for young players to develop in their minor league systems . See also ( edit ) Haywood v. National Basketball Association Notes ( edit ) Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA Draft . Year denotes the year when the player graduated from high school . Debut denotes the year when the player made his NBA debut . Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season . Information not available References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Nance , Roscoe ( June 21 , 2005 ) . `` Teen draftees grounded until 19 under new deal '' . USA Today . Retrieved July 28 , 2010 . 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Retrieved July 28 , 2010 . ^ Jump up to : Beck , Howard ( June 28 , 2005 ) . `` Draft Will Close Book on High School Stars '' . The New York Times . Retrieved August 8 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement Ratified and Signed '' . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive , Inc . July 30 , 2005 . Retrieved July 28 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Jennings puts new path to NBA on full display '' . ESPN Internet Ventures . July 28 , 2010 . Retrieved July 28 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Cranston , Mark ( June 25 , 2009 ) . `` Williams eyes high school - D - League - NBA route '' . USA Today . Retrieved July 28 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Thamel , Pete ( July 12 , 2009 ) . `` Few High School Stars Expected to Follow European Detour to N.B.A. '' The New York Times . Retrieved August 8 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Rhoden , William C. ( March 20 , 2007 ) . `` Growing to Appreciate the N.B.A. 's Age Limit '' . The New York Times . Retrieved August 8 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Rookie of the Year '' . NBA.com . 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Jump up ^ `` Fifty Early Entry Candidates Withdraw '' . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive , Inc . June 22 , 2005 . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Monta Ellis Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Louis Williams Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Andray Blatche Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Amir Johnson Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Satnam Singh Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved June 25 , 2015 . Jump up ^ `` Thon Maker Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved June 27 , 2016 . Jump up ^ `` Pistons Ca n't Use 7 - Foot Prep '' . Lawrence Journal - World . July 3 , 1962 . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Royals Snap Up Lucas '' . Sarasota Herald - Tribune . March 27 , 1962 . Retrieved July 19 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Tony Kappen Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ O'Mealy , Ryan Canner ( March 19 , 2010 ) . `` Jeremy Tyler : Preps - to - Passports '' . ESPN Internet Ventures . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` American Basketball League Statistics 1938 -- 39 To 1952 -- 53 '' . The Association for Professional Basketball Research . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Connie Simmons Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ Butler , Dylan ( February 11 , 2010 ) . `` The Butler Did It '' . New York Post . NYP Holdings , Inc . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Joe Graboski Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Joe Graboski of Olympians Jumps From Preps to Pros '' . The Milwaukee Journal . October 29 , 1952 . Retrieved July 20 , 2010 . Jump up ^ `` Connie Hawkins Statistics '' . basketball-reference.com . Retrieved January 1 , 2011 . 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