Please read Practicum 5.5 on page 102 and view these links.

- https://canestrinilex.com/en/readings/lifeboat-case-is-murder-allowed-by-necessity-queen-vs-dudley-and-stephens/

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens

First, please tell me if you have ever heard of this case before. Next answer the following questions. Should the survivors have been convicted of murder? Why? Do you agree with the court's decision in this case? Do you agree with the sentences the survivors received? Was this a proper holding? What do you think should be the punishment, if any, for this factual pattern today? What would you have done yourself if you were one of the people on the boat?

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Yes Im familiar with the case of R v Dudley and Stephens often referred to as the lifeboat case In this case Dudley and Stephens along with a third ma... View the full answer