, Research Paper
In the case Queen versus Dudley and Stephens the criticism that is most applicable is the third one about moral inconsistencies in the law. In this case the law teaches us that, in a situation such as the one Dudley and Stephens found themselves in, it is more moral to sacrifice our lives than to preserve it. Lord Coleridge confesses that ‘we are often compelled to set [moral] standards we cannot ourselves satisfy’ . However, in other cases such as assisted suicide cases where moral inconsistency in the law is also the most relevant criticism, we observe that the law in fact punishes people that appear more moral than others. For example, Kevorkian is convicted of assisted suicide while Campbell is not. Our moral intuition hopes for the conviction of Campbell rather than that of Kevorkian. In addition to this moral inconsistency, the moral notion of the sanctity of human life, that deems suicide to be immoral, conflicts with the fact that there is no legal punishment for suicide. And for those that believe suicide is not immoral then how can the act of assisting someone in committing suicide be deemed as immoral and punishable by law? Finally, the disbelief that individuals may want to want to commit suicide lends support to the criticism there are moral inconsistencies in the laws that need to be rectified.
The major distinction in the courts differing verdicts in the two assisted suicide cases lies mainly in the fact that Kevorkian is present at the murder scene while Campbell was not. Further, the deceased in Kevorkian’s case had the intention of killing herself before her meeting with Kevorkian. On the other hand, Campbell induced his friend’s intention to commit suicide.
The cases of battered women who kill clearly indicate that the law fails to adequately outline what is justified killing and what is not. In most battered women cases the jury uses its discretion to determine whether there is imminent danger in order to conclude whether the women have acted in self-defense. Moreover, the jury often fails to distinguish between imminent and immediate danger, which leads to an erroneous verdict. Justice C.J. Prager writes in his dissenting opinion of the Stewart case that even though Stewart’s husband was sleeping when she killed him she was under imminent danger. And that the state must keep in mind the mental situation of the defendant as a battered woman rather than as a reasonable woman. Unfortunately, the law cannot satisfactorily help battered women since turning to the law would only increase the violence prevalent in such households. Yet, the law, as seen in the Stewart case, exerts its presence when Stewart is convicted for taking the law into her own hands. In the Yaklich case, Judge Rothenberg states that it is impossible to justify a murder-for-fire case even if there was imminent danger. But imminent danger implies grounds for self-defense. And self-defense implies the justification to kill. Yet hiring, which is analogous to assisting, in killing for self-defense is deemed unjustified.
Другие работы по теме:
Harry Potter And The Sorceror
’s Stone Essay, Research Paper 1. Harry Potter?s parents are killed, but the person who killed his parents doesn?t kill him. 2. He is sent to live with his aunt uncle, and cousin, Dudley, who make him sleep in a cupboard underneath the basement stairs.
Taking Versus Giving Essay Research Paper Speak
Taking Versus Giving Essay, Research Paper Speak to the people of Israel and take for me a contribution from each person according to the generosity of his heart take My contribution (Shmot 25:2).
Miranda Vs Arizona Essay Research Paper In
Miranda Vs Arizona Essay, Research Paper In 1966 the Supreme Court made a ruling that every American would always know and remember. The case was Miranda versus The State of Arizona.
Good Vs Evil In Harry Potter And
The Sorcerer?S Stone Sorcerer?S Stone Essay, Research Paper ?Good vs. Evil ? In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer?s Stone by J.K. Rowling there are many cases of good vs. evil. Here there are the humans that have no magical powers. And there are the humans, which have magical powers. The humans with no magical powers are referred to as the muggles and the humans with magical powers are referred to as wizards and witches.
Utopia Essay Research Paper The Life of
Utopia Essay, Research Paper The Life of Sir Phillip Sidney Sir Phillip Sidney was born on November 30, 1554, at Penshurst, Kent. He was the eldest son of Sir Henry Sidney, thrice Lord Deputy (governor) of Ireland, and nephew of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. He was named after his godfather, Phillip II of Spain.
The Dead Butcher And The Fiend Like
Queen Essay, Research Paper The Dead Butcher and the Fiend like Queen Does This Describe Macbeth and Lady Macbeth? I want to first split this into two parts Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
Themes Of The Book
” Eaters Of The Dead” Essay, Research Paper My book is titled ?Eaters of the Dead? by Michael Crichton. There are two major themes to this book. First is man versus man and the second is man versus nature. The nature that man is going up against in this book were the supernatural monsters that terrorized the town.
Queen Elizabeth Essay Research Paper Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth Essay, Research Paper Queen Elizabeth sacrificed many elements of her life for her country. She sacrificed her love, her dreams, and her most prized possession. She sacrificed her hair, which, during the Elizabethan Age was a woman’s most prized possession. Queen Elizabeth made the decision to forgo her beauty and all else in order to display her love for England.
Oedipus Essay Research Paper The story of
Oedipus Essay, Research Paper The story of Oedipus Rex is a classic example of a tragic hero. Oedipus is a hero who actively plays a large role in his own demise. This paper will take a look at how Oedipus Rex starred in his own demise, and what character flaws caused him to do so. It will also look at how the theme of the story (the battle of free will versus faith) may have been the biggest reason for Oedipus?s self-destruction.
Yahoo Case Essay Research Paper The case
Yahoo Case Essay, Research Paper The case of three anti-racism associations versus Yahoo! Inc. and its French subsidiary Yahoo! France (about the sell of Nazis objects on a website hosted by Yahoo) raises the question of the consequences of globalisation of information on freedom of expression. It thus transcends current debate on the responsibility of Internet technical service providers for the content of the sites they host.
Oedipus Rex 7 Essay Research Paper Oedipus
Oedipus Rex 7 Essay, Research Paper Oedipus Rex Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, (as translated by Dudley Fitts and Robert Fitzgerald), is replete with dramatic devices – one of which is known as Sophoclean Irony. Sophoclean Irony can be divided into two terms: unconscious and conscious irony. Unconscious irony occurs when a character speaks what he believes is the truth, but the audience (fore-armed with knowledge of the truth) knows that it is not.
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer
’s Stone Essay, Research Paper Harry Potter starts off slow, but gets very interesting near the end. In the beginning, you meet the Dursleys, Harry’s aunt, uncle, and their son Dudley. Then you learn that Harry’s
Mr Stephen
’s Dignity Essay, Research Paper Ishiguru’s The Remains of the Day: Mr. Stephens’ Dignity? In reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day, one is impressed by the apparent control of emotions Mr Stephens, the butler of Darlington Hall, is able to command. This apparent control can be viewed in a variety of ways.
Portrait Of An Artist As A Yong
Man Essay, Research Paper A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Essay Jame Joyce+s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is in reality a portrait of Stephen Dedalus, the book+s main character. It is from Stephen+s point of view that the reader sees the world and this point of view changes as Stephens development changes.
Velocity Essay Research Paper Instantaneous Versus Average
Velocity Essay, Research Paper Instantaneous Versus Average Velocity A position versus time graph or a displacement versus time graph can be used to analyze the motion of an object in one dimension. The slope gives the object’s velocity. The slope of a line segment joining two points on the graph gives the average velociy during that interval.
Queen Elizabeth Essay Research Paper The Golden
Queen Elizabeth Essay, Research Paper The Golden Age of England Queen Elizabeth was the queen of England. She was born at Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533 near London. Her father, Henry VIII had anulled his marriage with
Is Freedom Of Choice A Right Or
A Responsibility? Essay, Research Paper Is freedom of choice a right or a responsibility? That is that the question which will determine the outcome in ?woman vs. doctors?. The problem is this: a woman wishes to have her child born naturally. If this happens her baby will most likely be born retarded. The way her baby is positioned inside her, within a few months, the baby would not receive enough oxygen and the birth process would be drastically altered.
Harry Potter Essay Research Paper The Best
Harry Potter Essay, Research Paper The Best book I ever read this summer was Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Some of the characters in the book are Harry Potter, Bathilda Bagshot (author) , Wendelin the Weird (witch) ,Vernon Dursley ,Petunia Dursley,Dudley Dursley ,Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Hedwig (Harry’s owl), Lily Potter, James Potter, Errol (Weasley’s owl), Arthur Weasley, Bill Weasley, Molly Weasley, Scabbers, Ginny, Percy Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Hagrid, Minvera McGonagall, Sirius Black, Marge Dursley (Dudley’s aunt, Harry’s relative by marriage), Ripper (Marge’s dog) , Colonel Fubster (takes care of Marge’s other dogs w/ her), Stan Shunpike (Knight Bus assistant) , Neville Longbottom, Ernie Prang (Knight Bus driver), Madam Marsh (woman on Knight Bus).
The Fight Theory And The American Legal
System Essay, Research Paper The aim of the legal profession is to seek out the truth and provide justice for those who were wronged. Lawyers represent clients who are on opposite sides of the case, and who most often have opposite views of the truth. In the legal system there exist two opposing views on the method of uncovering the truth.
Conflict In The Miracle Worker Essay Research
Paper In my opinion, all the types of conflict occur in ?the Miracle Worker?. There is internal conflict such as man versus self. There is also external conflict such as man versus man, man
Queen Of The Damned Essay Research Paper
Queen of the Damned is basically the story of the origin of vampires. All vampires originated from a single vampire, Akasha, and she became known as the queen. The
Tyhe Open Boat Essay Research Paper The
Tyhe Open Boat Essay, Research Paper The Open Boat By Stephen Crane ?The Open Boat? is a story of four men who drift across a January sea in an open boat, since they lost their ship some time after dawn. The main conflict in this story is man versus nature, in this case the raging sea. Stephen Crane gives a description of two days spent on a ten-foot dinghy by four men a cook,
Spanish Armada Essay Research Paper Reasons for
Spanish Armada Essay, Research Paper Reasons for the Armada In 1587, King Philip of Spain saw England as a dangerous nuisance. King Philip had many reasons to want to get rid of Queen Elizabeth:
Worker Bees Essay Research Paper THE BEE
Worker Bees Essay, Research Paper THE BEE ESSAY The worker bees live a very short life. Their average life span is about six weeks. The worker bees are the sterile females of the bee population. They feed honey and pollen to the queen of the hive. The worker bees are called nurse bees when they enter into this stage.
Law And Morality Essay Research Paper Law
Law And Morality Essay, Research Paper Law and Morality It is not an everyday occurrence that someone must decide the fate of another’s life. The dilemma of making a decision that someone must die in order for the
Queen Elizabeth I Essay Research Paper Queen
Queen Elizabeth I Essay, Research Paper Queen Elizabeth I Back in the 1680 s, there was a time of great King s and Queen s. Such a queen was born to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn on September 9, 1533. She was born at Greenwich Palace and her name was Elizabeth. When she was three years old, her mother was beheaded for adultery.
Conflicts Essay Research Paper ConflictsIn the three
Conflicts Essay, Research Paper Conflicts In the three stories To Build a Fire, The Use of Force, and A and P there are some different conflicts. A conflict is struggle between two or more objects. In these stories the three different conflicts are man versus nature, man versus man, and man versus self. The three stories that contain these conflicts are To Build a Fire by Jack London, The Use of Force by Williams Carlos Williams, and A and P by John Updike.
The Victorian Age Essay Research Paper The
The Victorian Age Essay, Research Paper The United States during the second half of the 1800s was in a stage called “The Victorian Age.” The basic style of this time was actually borrowed from the English or to be more exact Queen Victoria hence the name Victorian Age.
Oedipus Sight Vs Blindness Essay Research Paper
Oedipus: Sight vs. Blindness The concept of sight versus blindness mentioned throughout Sophocles famous work Oedipus Rex is truly representative of the idea of knowledge versus ignorance, and it used by this playwright to highlight the ignorance and tragic self-discovery of Oedipus. Many of Sophocles characters, including the king himself, incorporate this motif of light versus darkness into their analysis of both Oedipus and the situation at hand.
Hamlet Essay Research Paper There are many
Hamlet Essay, Research Paper There are many reasons why one would think that Queen Gertrude is clueless about the murder of King Hamlet, yet others think she was involved in the murder. People have their own opinions on this but I believe that Queen Gertrude had an idea about the murder. There are many reasons and facts contributing to my opinion on this.
Cleopatra
– Queen Of Egypt Essay, Research Paper Cleopatra – Queen of Egypt What would you be doing when you’re 17? Most teens would party, but when Cleopatra was 17, she became the Queen of Egypt. Cleopatra V11 was born in 69BC.
Ballad Of Birmingham Essay Research Paper Dudley
Ballad Of Birmingham Essay, Research Paper Dudley Randall’s Ballad of Birmingham Dudley Randall’s Ballad of Birmingham gives a poetic account of the bombing of a Birmingham church in 1963. The poem was written in ballad form to convey the mood of the mother to her daughter. The author also gives a graphic account of what the 1960’s were like.