Rishav Raj, B.B.A. LL.B, KIIT School of Law, Odisha
ABSTRACT
In our today’s world there has been a lot of debate regarding acts done under the purview of necessity to save a person himself or their loved ones. The case of necessity concentrates mainly on two things law and morality. Law which is made to regulate an act of an individual and to save him from any unfair treatments; Morality is concerned to an extent of an action whether it is right or wrong. Although, both law and morality are two distinct terms but they have common origin. Even morality is the one which gave rise to laws, as acts which are morally and ethically correct are laws in today’s world. A very popular case which deals with traditional argument between law and morality is Regina v. Dudley and Stephens. It is a case in which boy was killed by seamen in order to eat his flesh and save themselves from starve to death. This case brought a debate in the judges court of London whether the act of seamen was considered murder or a case of necessity. In this paper we will be having brief discussion on law and morality and the relation between them.
