it's Crim 1107 . . Fact scenario: Kanye (#yeezy) and his friends Kim, Kylie, and Tyga (collectively,

it's Crim 1107

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. . Fact scenario: Kanye (#yeezy) and his friends Kim, Kylie, and Tyga (collectively, the "Crew Members") are enjoying life on Kanye's luxury yacht when suddenly and without warning, the yacht's engine dies, and the boat is swept away. The yacht is swept into an area known as the Bermuda Triangle. There is no food on the boat, as the Crew Members intended only to engage on a short outing. The boat has no radio, and only Kanye brought his cellphone aboard. Kanye is able to connect with emergency services but is told that no search parties are able to search for the boat as all world governments have implemented a 30-day mandatory lockdown due to health risks associated with a virus that has swept the globe (#COVID19). Kanye then accidentally drops his cellphone in the ocean; it is irretrievably lost. 10 days into being lost at sea, the Crew Members decide to engage in cannibalism. They decide to roll dice with the agreement that whoever rolls the lowest number will be eaten. Tyga rolls the lowest number, and subsequently eaten. 20 days after Tyga is eaten, the surviving Crew Members are rescued. In total, they were lost at sea for 30 days. They are arrested and put on trial for murder. At trial, an expert provides testimony that asserts all of the surviving Crew Members would have died had they not engaged in cannibalism. Applicable statute: "No person shall commit the act of murder for any reason whatsoever. The mandatory sentence for murder is death." Task: You are the deciding justice on the Supreme Court of Canada. Your fellow justices are split on whether to convict Kanye, Kim and Kylie of murder. Prepare a written opinion - guided by consideration of positivism and natural law as well as the rules of interpretation - in which you must decide on whether to convict or acquit (guilty or not guilty) Kanye, Kim and Kylie of murder. Your ultimate decision is essentially irrelevant, marks will be obtained for your analysis (i.e. how you reached your decision). Any portions of chapters 1 and 3 may be included in the paper (i.e. other theoretical perspectives covered, the grammatical principles of construction etc., but the paper must be centered on the instructions above. There is no right or wrong decision. Full marks can be achieved with decisions to either convict or acquit. . . Fact scenario: Kanye (#yeezy) and his friends Kim, Kylie, and Tyga (collectively, the "Crew Members") are enjoying life on Kanye's luxury yacht when suddenly and without warning, the yacht's engine dies, and the boat is swept away. The yacht is swept into an area known as the Bermuda Triangle. There is no food on the boat, as the Crew Members intended only to engage on a short outing. The boat has no radio, and only Kanye brought his cellphone aboard. Kanye is able to connect with emergency services but is told that no search parties are able to search for the boat as all world governments have implemented a 30-day mandatory lockdown due to health risks associated with a virus that has swept the globe (#COVID19). Kanye then accidentally drops his cellphone in the ocean; it is irretrievably lost. 10 days into being lost at sea, the Crew Members decide to engage in cannibalism. They decide to roll dice with the agreement that whoever rolls the lowest number will be eaten. Tyga rolls the lowest number, and subsequently eaten. 20 days after Tyga is eaten, the surviving Crew Members are rescued. In total, they were lost at sea for 30 days. They are arrested and put on trial for murder. At trial, an expert provides testimony that asserts all of the surviving Crew Members would have died had they not engaged in cannibalism. Applicable statute: "No person shall commit the act of murder for any reason whatsoever. The mandatory sentence for murder is death." Task: You are the deciding justice on the Supreme Court of Canada. Your fellow justices are split on whether to convict Kanye, Kim and Kylie of murder. Prepare a written opinion - guided by consideration of positivism and natural law as well as the rules of interpretation - in which you must decide on whether to convict or acquit (guilty or not guilty) Kanye, Kim and Kylie of murder. Your ultimate decision is essentially irrelevant, marks will be obtained for your analysis (i.e. how you reached your decision). Any portions of chapters 1 and 3 may be included in the paper (i.e. other theoretical perspectives covered, the grammatical principles of construction etc., but the paper must be centered on the instructions above. There is no right or wrong decision. Full marks can be achieved with decisions to either convict or acquit.

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Positivism and natural law each offer useful perspectives for the Supreme Court of Canada in determining whether to convict or acquit Kanye Kim and Ky... View the full answer