Life Of Pi Cannibalism Essay

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LM- BA LLB 2014-C
Question No. 2

The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, revolving around the concept of Cannibalism, questions the faith in Law and creates a dilemma to choose between moral principles and legal statutes. Lon L. Fuller, through his fictional case, raised valuable questions which criticizes the legal statues established for the public service; Is Law superior over Morality? Does law have any scope for moral judgements? Does the public opinion have the capacity to overturn judgements? Does law have the capacity to accept moral view points?
The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, a fictional situation, has its influence in the "Breathtaking" Life of Pi. The climax of the movie has been altered to inculcate the thoughts …show more content…

People, who are helpless, get merciless when it's a question of life and death for them."
In case of the Speluncean Explorers, the explorers resorted to killing one of his fellow companion in order to prevent death due to starvation. They chose to kill a fellow companion after coming to an agreement between all the explorers and therefore, after a game of luck, they chose to kill Roger Whetmore. The major difference in the two unfortunate circumstances is the availability of means of survival. The Speluncean Explorers made the decision to kill one of their fellow companions' since they had no means of survival i.e. no food, water, etc., whereas Pi, along with the other victims of the shipwreck, had the capacity to extract their food and water from the vast ocean. Even though, I say that there was no need for a cannibalistic act by Pi, the French Cook had killed the sailor and mother to survive on their flesh. The Cook, had an insane mind, and his act of violence, eventually, triggered the brutal act of killing the Cook by …show more content…

law acts like a guide and stands as a source to look into for the actions to be undertaken in case of any crime committed. The law is absolute. The fact is, if laws were absolute; not open to interpretation and not considered capable of inaccuracy or miscalculation, then there would be no need for lawyers, jurors or any legal system whatsoever. Computers could decide if a statute had been violated simply by examining the facts. In the Case of the Speluncean Explorers, a computer would undeniably equate the facts with a guilty sentence, and an automatic execution. However to think that our justice system has been reduced to such cold and clerical decision making, as Judge Keen suggests, then the legal profession, and perhaps the entire human race is bound for an inevitable and rapid demise. The Law should consider the moral viewpoints of the society at large. In unfortunate circumstances such as that of the Case of the Speluncean Explorers, which even though is fictional, raises the question whether the law has capacity to adjust to the public opinions and also consider the plea on moral implications

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