The Ends of Harm The Moral Foundations of Criminal Law |
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| Author:
| Tadros, Victor |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-968191-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $72.68AUD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original 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.
How can the brutal and costly enterprise of criminal punishment be justified? This book makes a provocative, original 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.