Justice and punishment : the rationale of coercion /
Why, and by what right, do some people punish others? In this text, the author argues that the justification of punishment must be embedded in a larger political and moral theory.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Why, and by what right, do some people punish others? In this text, the author argues that the justification of punishment must be embedded in a larger political and moral theory. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0585348081 9780585348087 9780198295730 0198295731 9780191599828 0191599824 |