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Punishment and culture : a right to punish? / María José Falcón y Tella and Fernando Falcón y Tella ; translation into English by Peter Muckley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Falcón y Tella, María José.
- Standardized Title:
- Fundamento y finalidad del castigo. English
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Punishment.
- Punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Criminal law.
- Crime prevention.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 267 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : M. Nijhoff, [2006]
- Summary:
- This volume critically explores the basis and the goal of punishment from the standpoint of the right to punish. The work reviews the main doctrines that have dealt with the theme of punishment from Antiquity to the present, not limiting itself to the legal-philosophical sphere but also analyzing the contributions from other social sciences. It then explores how these are reflected in the sphere of Positive Law.
- Notes:
- English translation of: Fundamento y finalidad del castigo : un derecho a castigar?. Madrid : Marcial Pons.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9004151494
- OCLC:
- 64626561
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