Justice and Punishment - The Rationale of Coercion (Hardcover)


This book aims to answer the question: 'why, and by what right,do some people punish others?' With his groundbreaking new theory, the author argues that the justification of punishment must be embedded in a larger political and moral theory. The author uses the problem of punishment to undermine contemporary accounts of justice.

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This book aims to answer the question: 'why, and by what right,do some people punish others?' With his groundbreaking new theory, the author argues that the justification of punishment must be embedded in a larger political and moral theory. The author uses the problem of punishment to undermine contemporary accounts of justice.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Oxford UniversityPress

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

August 2000

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

October 2000

Authors

Dimensions

250 x 164 x 21mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

300

ISBN-13

978-0-19-829573-0

Barcode

9780198295730

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LSN

0-19-829573-1



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