The ends of harm : the moral foundations of criminal law / Victor Tadros.
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Publication details:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Record id:
80374
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Series:
Oxford legal philosophy.
Subject:
Criminal law -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal law -- Philosophy.
Punishment -- Philosophy.
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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
9780191731341
019173134X
Phys. description:
1 online resource (xii, 370 p.).