An Expressive Theory of Punishment

This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wringe, Bill (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan 2016.
Colección:Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporations and the punishment of war criminals by international tribunals.
Descripción Física:VIII, 188 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781137357120