Trials and punishments
Auteur :
Duff, R. A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521407618
Date de publication :
26 avr. 1991
Dimensions :
21,7 x 13,8 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How can a system of criminal punishment be justified? In particular can it be justified if the moral demand that we respect each other as autonomous moral agents is taken seriously? The conclusion is pessimistic: punishment cannot be justified within our legal system; and this gap between the ideal and the actual presents us with serious moral dilemmas.