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

Brew Crime Podcast

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

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