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The ends of harm [electronic resource] : the moral foundations of criminal law / Victor Tadros.
By: Tadros, Victor
.Series: Oxford legal philosophy: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource (xii, 370 p.).ISBN: 9780191731341 (ebook) :; 019173134X (ebook) :.Subject(s): Criminal law -- Moral and ethical aspects | Punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects | Criminal law -- Philosophy | Punishment -- PhilosophyAdditional Physical Form: Print version 9780199554423DDC classification: 345'.001 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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.
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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.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.