Law assignment
Facts:
FActs: On the vessel “The Mignomette” there were 4 people:
Captain Tom Dudley, Brooks (sailor), Stephens (sailor), 17-year old Richard Parker.
“The Mignomette” sank during a storm at sea.
Issues to consider
Were the parties involved in this incident unable to make rational decisions due to their dire conditions?
Should they have waited until one of the men died first, before eating their remains. As opposed to killing the seventeen year old boy?
Is the accused guilty?
Are there any cases that have similar settings or facts to this one?
1: Should Dudley and Stephens have been accused of a wrong? Should They have been convicted or aquitted? Do yo agree with their sentence? Explain why or why not for each: …show more content…
Define what a society is, and explain whether or not this four man group stranded on a smalll boat consists of a society. Should the laws of England, where these men are from, apply to this four-man boat? Explain why or why not:
A sociry in its most basic form, is just a group of people living together or organizing together. For example even a club at school is an example of a small society of people, or a much larger example would be England. Each society has many characteristics wich define it, this is why when we compare societies, for example The United Statees and China, they are different in almost every way. For example China, and many Asian countries are very collectivist when compared to the United States Of America or canada.
The group of people on the boat would count as a society,, this is because they all share a situaton and rukles …show more content…
Certainly what they did was legally wrong, but laws are not the same as morals. Some would even say that the use of laws themseves are immoral because of the way they are utilized to exert power over others, and how governments have utilized laws to commit attrocious crimes against
Facts:
FActs: On the vessel “The Mignomette” there were 4 people:
Captain Tom Dudley, Brooks (sailor), Stephens (sailor), 17-year old Richard Parker.
“The Mignomette” sank during a storm at sea.
Issues to consider
Were the parties involved in this incident unable to make rational decisions due to their dire conditions?
Should they have waited until one of the men died first, before eating their remains. As opposed to killing the seventeen year old boy?
Is the accused guilty?
Are there any cases that have similar settings or facts to this one?
1: Should Dudley and Stephens have been accused of a wrong? Should They have been convicted or aquitted? Do yo agree with their sentence? Explain why or why not for each: …show more content…
Define what a society is, and explain whether or not this four man group stranded on a smalll boat consists of a society. Should the laws of England, where these men are from, apply to this four-man boat? Explain why or why not:
A sociry in its most basic form, is just a group of people living together or organizing together. For example even a club at school is an example of a small society of people, or a much larger example would be England. Each society has many characteristics wich define it, this is why when we compare societies, for example The United Statees and China, they are different in almost every way. For example China, and many Asian countries are very collectivist when compared to the United States Of America or canada.
The group of people on the boat would count as a society,, this is because they all share a situaton and rukles …show more content…
Certainly what they did was legally wrong, but laws are not the same as morals. Some would even say that the use of laws themseves are immoral because of the way they are utilized to exert power over others, and how governments have utilized laws to commit attrocious crimes against