Simpson, A. W. Brian
by Cannibalism and the Common Law
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- ISBN 10
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Chicago. 1984. University Of Chicago Press. 1st Edition. Some Foxing, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0226759423. 354 pages. hardcover. . keywords: History Sea . FROM THE PUBLISHER - 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. inventory #6640 ISBN: 0226759423.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Simpson, A. W. Brian
- Author
- Cannibalism and the Common Law
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0226759423
- ISBN 13
- 9780226759425
- Publisher
- The University Of Chicago Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- This edition first published
- 1984
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