An Expressive Theory of Punishment

An Expressive Theory of Punishment
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-10 : 9781137357120
ISBN-13 : 1137357126
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Book Synopsis An Expressive Theory of Punishment by : William Wringe

Download or read book An Expressive Theory of Punishment written by William Wringe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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