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The ends of harm

Tadros, Victor.

The ends of harm the moral foundations of criminal law / [electronic resource] : Victor Tadros. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 370 p.). - Oxford legal philosophy . - Oxford legal philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780191731341 (ebook) : No price


Criminal law--Moral and ethical aspects.
Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
Criminal law--Philosophy.
Punishment--Philosophy.

K5018 / .T33 2011

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