The ends of harm
Subtitle: the moral foundations of criminal law
By: Victor Tadros
Series: Oxford legal philosophy
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780199554423
Subjects: Moral and ethical aspects; Philosophy; Punishment; Criminal law
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-368) and indexes.