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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... proceedings to arise out of the death of her son . At the same sessions the captain also took proceedings against his first mate , Thomas Greggs , for alleged insubordination , for which he too was found guilty , fined £ 3 , and ...
... proceedings were enlivened by " the unusual but agreeable appearance of a large number of ladies . " Holmes , of ... proceeding refers . Fancy yourselves in a frail barque , surrounded by towers of ice Olympus high , and still magnified ...
... proceedings - what he called " venue . " Surely the Cornwall as- sizes should take place in Cornwall , not London . But he agreed to adjourn the " Cornwall " assizes once again to London on December 4. This obviously made matters ...
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Sergeant Laverty Makes an Arrest | 1 |
The Mignonette Goes Foreign | 13 |
The Horrid Deed | 55 |
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