Cannibalism and Common Law: A Victorian Yachting TragedyBloomsbury Academic, 1994 - 353 páginas Cannibalism and the Common Law is an enthralling classic of legal history. It tells the tragic story of the yacht Mignonette, which foundered on its way from England to Australia in 1884. The killing and eating of one of the crew, Richard Parker, led to the leading case in the defence of necessity, R. v. Dudley and Stephens. It resulted in their being convicted and sentenced to death, a sentence subsequently commuted. In this tour de force Brian Simpson sets the legal proceedings in their broadest historical context, providing a detailed account of the events and characters involved and of life at sea in the time of sail. Cannibalism and the Common Law is a demonstration that legal history can be written in human terms and can be compulsive reading. This brilliant and fascinating book, a marvelous example of eareful historical detection, and first-class legal history, written by a master. |
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... mate . After two years as first mate on Magnet of Dublin , he returned to the line , joining the Asiatic , a new 2,066 - ton vessel built for the mail run in 1873. He served on her for a number of voyages between 1873 and 1876 , rising ...
... mate's opinion is to be preferred . The captain proposed to set out for Newfoundland : he is reported to have said , " His boat was light , and he will go . " The mate replied , “ I think you might keep company with us today . " But the ...
... mate's certificate , lost when the Euxine was abandoned , was renewed , and he obtained his first mate's certificate in Dundee on September 14 , 1876 , followed by his master's certificate on November 28 , 1878. He served as an officer ...
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Sergeant Laverty Makes an Arrest | 1 |
The Mignonette Goes Foreign | 13 |
The Horrid Deed | 55 |
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