The ends of harm the moral foundations of criminal law
How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This text makes a contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011, 2011
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Series: | Oxford legal philosophy / Oxford legal philosophy
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This text makes a contribution to the philosophical literature and debate on the morality of punishing, arguing that punishment is justified in the duties that offenders incur as a result of their wrongdoing |
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Physical Description: | xii, 370 p. |
ISBN: | 9780191731341 019173134X |