An Expressive Theory of Punishment
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Political, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
| Author: | William Wringe | ISBN: | 9781137357120 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | January 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | William Wringe |
| ISBN: | 9781137357120 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | January 26, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
