July 5‚ 1883‚ Dudley‚ Stephens‚ and Brooks-“all able-bodied English seamen-and an English teenage boy were cast adrift in a lifeboat following a storm at sea. They had no water with them in the boat‚ and all they had for sustenance were two one-pound tins of turnips. On July 24‚ Dudley proposed that one of the four in the lifeboat be sacrificed to save the other. Stephens agrees with Dudley‚ but Brooks refused to consent-and the boy was never asked for his opinion. On July 25‚ Dudley killed the boy
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in the beginning of the case‚ you all had some pretty strong feelings. That’s understandable murder is a serious crime. It’s very unfortunate that a life had to be lost‚ but I’m here to tell you Dudley and Stephens should not be prosecuted or charged for the murder of Richard Parker. Dudley and Stephens are the victims of a failed government. Their acts were an act of survival‚ when all other alternative were tried. We must ask ourselves why we owe allegiance to our government in the first place
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Killing Parker would thus be a means to an end‚ exploiting him‚ and not treating him with respect‚ would be treating him not as an end in himself. Not treating him with respect would thus be disregarding his right to live‚ which was what Captain Dudley did. Both maxims will thus prove Kant’s first formulation that we all have a perfect duty not to murder i.e. the act of murder will be morally wrong. Moreover‚ based on Kant’s quote‚ “Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same
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Morality In "Queen Vs. Dudley And Stephens" 1. In the case of Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens‚ was the killing of the cabin boy‚ Richard Parker‚ morally wrong? Relate your answer to one or more of the following ethical theories: Aristotelian ethics‚ Hobbesian ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ or Kantian ethics. Be sure to give a summary of the main points of the theory‚ as well as drawing out its implications for the case. In the case of Dudley and Stephens‚ the murder of Richard Parker cannot be justified
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R. v. Dudley and Stephens I am arguing the Defence and I’m seeking the verdict of not guilty. The Defence of Necessity clearly states three points. The first one being that there must be an urgent situation of clear and imminent peril. The second one being that the accused must have had no reasonable legal alternative to breaking the law. The last one states that the harm inflicted by the accused must be proportional to the harm avoided by the accused. Tom Dudley‚ Richard Parker‚ Edmund
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Regina v. Dudley and Stephens There have been many criminal cases in the history‚ which brought controversy‚ whether murder could be justified under different circumstances. One of the famous cases tells a story of four shipwrecked men‚ which were lost in the high seas. The story was named "The Lifeboat Case"‚ regarding the tragic and life-changing decision that was made in extreme circumstance. Four seamen‚ Thomas Dudley‚ Edward Stephens‚ Brooks and seventeen year old Richard Parker were in high
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Analysing Moral and Ethical Issues of the Queen v. Dudley and Stephens. Moral and ethical issues In the case of the Queen v. Dudley and Stephens‚ there were several moral and ethical issues. I will explain them in this section using facts from Prof Michael Sandel’s video‚ the cited case‚ and a book titled “Cannibalism and common law: a Victorian yachting tragedy” by Alfred Bryan William Simpson. First‚ on the 23th of July‚ Dudley first suggested that ‘someone’ should be sacrificed to save
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Introduction This report details the observations made in the closing statement of Regina v Bowden before Judge McEwen. The rape charge held against Bowden placed this case within the Criminal Jurisdiction of the South Australian District Court (Courtroom Five). Issues of Fact & Law The predominant legal issues that arose in the closing statement of the trial were pertinent to the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA). The defence cited section 75 of the Act to permit the jury to deliver an
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This is the case of Queen vs. Dudley and Stephens. Before I begin‚ I want to remind you that this is the court of law. In this country‚ the law states that any person who deliberately takes the life of another is guilty of murder. There is no question as to who took the life of Brooks‚ a man with families and loved ones waiting for him to return from sea. The murderers sit in the seats of the defendants today. Thomas Dudley and Edward Stephens had deliberately took the life of Mr. Brooks in his most
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Status: Positive or Neutral Judicial Treatment R. (on the application of Rottman) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis House of Lords 16 May 2002 Case Analysis Where Reported [2002] UKHL 20; [2002] 2 A.C. 692; [2002] 2 W.L.R. 1315; [2002] 2 All E.R. 865; [2002] H.R.L.R. 32; 12 B.H.R.C. 329; [2002] Po. L.R. 124; [2002] A.C.D. 69; Times‚ May 21‚ 2002; Independent‚ July 1‚ 2002; Official Transcript Case Digest Subject: Criminal procedure Keywords: Arrest; Extradition; PACE codes of practice;
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