LAWS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Robert Latimer, John Stuart Mill, Cerebral Palsy
12 Apr 2016
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Uploaded by wednesday have a week and half to just read it. Libertarianism - only things illegal that gives harm to another individual, infringing on rights. The law cannot hold individuals accountable for acions that were necessary. Not right to punish acions that are necessary. 1608, england, ship carrying cargo of goods overtaken by storm. Captain feared that ship would sink and all aboard would drown, captain ordered crew to throw cargo overboard, and his acions were found to be necessary. Necessary acions, he was responsible for the live so he took acion to save them. 1884, england, 23 days, 3 sailors and cabin boy lost at sea. All about to die of starvaion, captain and 1 sailor agreed to kill the cabin boy (weakest of the 4) for food, 3rd sailor refused to paricipate in the killing. Someimes stuf is cut and dry other cases it"s not. Royal prerogaive, small window that can be applied to discreion.
