Law Fall Term Assignment
... “Necessity knows no law,” This quote clearly illustrates a main portion of the opposition’s argument, which is that the situation my clients were put in was one of extremity, which calls for extreme measures. ... Law and morality are directly interconnected, where a community’s morals reflect its laws. ... “If a person commits an act that would under normal circumstances be a crime in order to avoid a greater harm, that person is justified in breaking the law.” This is the generally accepted law definition of necessity, which explains my clients’ scenario verbatim. ... Although necessity is only a common law defence, it surely must have some relevance to this case.