This article examines how Lord Coleridge's Victorian experiences and Christian mindset played a prominent and persuasive role in the formulation of his judgment in R v Dudley and Stephens. Notwithstanding efforts to act impartially and objectively, we are all beholden, often unconsciously, to the biases and beliefs permeating the society in which we live. Coleridge was no exception, being a composite of influences: family and educational backgrounds, religious beliefs, personal encounters and societal norms. These prejudices sharpen into focus with the benefit of distant hindsight. An associated challenge is the present difficulty faced when interpreting old judgments in which allusions are made to concepts that no longer resonate in the modern world. Finally, we are left to ponder our own predicament: what are the biases that present-day jurists unconsciously possess, how do they influence the formulation of judgments and how will they be understood in a future age?

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R诉达德利和斯蒂芬斯：退化、基督教心态和司法推理

本文探讨了柯勒律治勋爵的维多利亚时代经历和基督教心态如何在他的判断中发挥了突出和有说服力的作用。R诉达德利和斯蒂芬斯. 尽管努力公正客观地行事，但我们都常常不知不觉地对渗透到我们所生活的社会的偏见和信仰心存感激。柯勒律治也不例外，它综合了多种影响：家庭和教育背景、宗教信仰、个人经历和社会规范。由于事后诸葛亮，这些偏见变得更加突出。一个相关的挑战是在解释旧的判断时面临的当前困难，其中暗示了在现代世界中不再引起共鸣的概念。最后，让我们思考一下自己的困境：当代法学家不自觉地具有哪些偏见，它们如何影响判决的形成，未来时代又将如何理解？