Against the Death Penalty: Writings from the First Abolitionists--Giuseppe Pelli and Cesare Beccaria

by Cesare Beccaria

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The first known abolitionist critique of the death penalty--here for the first time in English

In 1764, a Milanese aristocrat named Cesare Beccaria created a sensation when he published On Crimes and Punishments. At its centre is a rejection of the death penalty as excessive, unnecessary, and pointless. Beccaria is deservedly regarded as the founding father of modern criminal-law reform, yet he was not the first to argue for...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691211949

ISBN13:9780691211947

Release Date:June 2024

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Philosophy Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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