Necessity Defences Ao1

Question 1

Necessity (similar to duress)

Answer 1

D either commits crime or suffer extreme hardship-very limited defence

Question 2

Dudley v Stephens

Answer 2

Ate cabin boy in order survive-necessity allowed to lower sentence as faced with terrible dilemma

Question 3

3 requirements for necessity (3)

Answer 3

Act is needed to avoid inevitable and irreparable evil
No more than necessary is done
Evil inflicted must be proportionate to evil avoided