Question

Do you agree with the court’s statement that there is no “absolute or

unqualified necessity to preserve one’s life”? Justify your answer.Regina vs dudley and stephens case law​

Answer 1

Answer:

LORD COLERIDGE, C J.  The two prisoners, Thomas Dudley and Edwin Stephens, were indicted for the murder of Richard Parker on the high seas on the 25th of July in the present year.  They were tried before my Brother Huddleston at Exeter on the 6th of November, and, under the direction of my learned Brother, the jury returned a special verdict, the legal effect of which has been argued before us, and on which we are now to pronounce judgment.  The special verdict . . . is as follows.