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STATE PUNISHMENT
POLITICAL PRINCIPLES AND COMMUNITY VALUES |
| By: |
Nicola Lacey |
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| ISBN 10: |
0415109388 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415109383 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
22 September, 1994 |
| Series: |
International Library of Philosophy |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Criticizes the fundamental liberal philosophical assumptions underlying much of the modern tradition of theorizing about punishment. Instead, this text argues that the social functions of criminal law and punishment are justifiable. |
| Synopsis: |
Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments in context of other political questions, such as the nature of political obligation and the function and scope of criminal law. Arguing that no convincing set of justifying reasons has so far been produced, she puts forward a theory of punishments which places the values of the community at its centre. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
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