The ends of harm [electronic resource] : the moral foundations of criminal law /
by Tadros, Victor.
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BookSeries: Oxford legal philosophy: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 370 p.).ISBN: 9780191731341 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Criminal law -- Moral and ethical aspects | Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects | Criminal law -- Philosophy | Punishment -- PhilosophyOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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