SOCIOL 2209 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lyndon B. Johnson, August Vollmer, First Amendment To The United States Constitution
5 Oct 2018
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Regina v. dudley and stephens: four seamen were on a yacht that crashed. Dudley and stevens brought up cannibalism -- chose parker because he was weak, very young, and unconscious. All men ate him until they were rescued by a german ship on day 22 and taken to. Holding: it is the duty of the captain of the ship to protect crew and give his life for them. You cannot kill an innocent to save your own life. Decision significance: right to life establishment created under british law. Application to u. s. courts: defense = necessity is a legal defense. The person who dies must be chosen randomly/by lot. Feudalism: system of personal dependence: made possible by the disintegration of tribalism, changes in society, serfs and nobles. Compurgation: someone accused of a crime swears an oath of innocence and is backed up by others. Trial by ordeal: god determines who is guilty (guilty if dies, innocent if lives), clergy.
