Against the death penalty: writings from the first abolitionists—giuseppe pelli and cesare beccaria
Auteur :
Beccaria, Cesare / Pelli, Giuseppie
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691211947
Date de publication :
4 juin 2024
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty-here for the first time in EnglishIn 1764, a Milanese aristocrat named Cesare Beccaria created a sensation when he published On Crimes and Punishments. At its centre is a rejection of the death penalty as excessive, unnecessary, and pointless. Beccaria is deservedly regarded as the foun