Dear Sir/Madam can you please help me with this assignment 1 of Crw2601 2022

allocated to each question. QUESTION X1, X2 and X3 are crew on a whaling boat. A and B are fanatical members of an organisation that campaigns for putting an end to whaling. A and B continuously ram their boat into the whaling boat in an effort to damage it. X1 fears that the actions of A and B might gouge a hole in the hull of the whaling boat, causing it to sink. In an effort to stop them, X1 blasts A and B from their boat with his boat's water cannon, A and B fall into the water. A drowns, In the meantime, B gets hold of a lifebuoy, and hangs on to it. The lifebuoy is meant for one person but can keep a maximum of two people afloat. Meanwhile, it transpires that the whaling boat has indeed been damaged, and is busy sinking X2 and X3 swim up to the lifebuoy, and try to hold on to it. The three men start sinking. B and X2 both hit X3, who cannot swim well and is very overweight, until he releases his hold on the lifebuoy and drowns. X1, X2 and B are saved Answer the following questions: (i) X1 is charged with the murder of A. Briefly state which ground of justification X1 can rely on and give reasons for your answer. (Do not give the definition of the defence and do not discuss all the requirements of it. Confine your answer to the relevant requirement's of the defence.) (3) (ii) B is charged with the murder of X3. Briefly state, in one sentence, whether B may raise the same defence as X1 and give a reason for your answer. (3) (ili) State which ground of justification B may rely on and briefly consider whether he can succeed. (Do not give the definition of the defence and do not discuss all the requirements of it. Confine your answer to discussing the relevant requirement of the defence.) (4) Total: [10]