Episode 147 - R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) - High Seas Crimes

This week, we dive deep into the infamous R v Dudley and Stephens case under our theme of High Seas Crimes. JT unravels the gripping legal and moral dilemmas of survival at sea—where desperation leads to unthinkable choices. Tune in for an unforgettable story of law, ethics, and the high seas.Sources: https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=hist_papers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Sail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_19th_century https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/blog/library-archive/incidence-death-on-merchant-vessels-1865 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Want https://murderpedia.org/male.D/d/dudley-thomas.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaving_to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assizes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Dudley_and_Stephens https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/criminal-law/criminal-law-keyed-to-kadish/the-justification-of-punishment/regina-v-dudley-and-stephens/ https://www.law.msu.edu/faculty_staff/candeub/QueenvDS.Edited.pdf https://lawlibrarycollections.umn.edu/classic-cases-criminal-regina-v-dudley-stephens http://www.bobfarley.us/0300lawclasses/315businesslaw/cb10.pdf https://canestrinilex.com/en/readings/lifeboat-case-is-murder-allowed-by-necessity-queen-vs-dudley-and-stephens Promo - WKMU Brew CrimeWebsite, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices