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State Punishment Nicola Lacey, FBA

State Punishment By Nicola Lacey, FBA

State Punishment by Nicola Lacey, FBA


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Summary

Lacey criticizes the fundamental liberal philosophical assumptions underlying much of the modern tradition of theorising about punishment and argues instead for its justifying social functions.

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State Punishment: Political Principles and Community Values by Nicola Lacey, FBA

Nicola Lacey presents a new approach to the question of the moral justification of punishment by the State. She focuses on the theory of punishments in context of other political questions, such as the nature of political obligation and the function and scope of criminal law. Arguing that no convincing set of justifying reasons has so far been produced, she puts forward a theory of punishments which places the values of the community at its centre.

State Punishment Reviews

`Its arguments ... pursuade us that there are indeed fresh lines of inquiry to be pursued, and that these may prove well worth pursuing.' - Times Higher Education Supplement

`This book makes a substantial contribution to the punishment debate, and has a claim on any legal theorist's attention.' - Criminal Law Review

`This carefully constructed and persistently argued book is impressive and demanding of our attention.' - Times Literary Supplement

`One is greatly indebted to Lacey for bringing so many issues so clearly and cogently together.' - Utilitas

About Nicola Lacey, FBA

Fellow and Tutor in Law New College, Oxford

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preliminaries; Chapter 2 The Traditional Justifications; Chapter 3 The Relevance of Responsibility; Chapter 4 The Question of Legal Obligation; Chapter 5 The Nature and Limits of the Criminal Law; Chapter 6 Political Obligation; Chapter 7 Punishment and the Liberal World; Chapter 8 Punishment and Community;

Additional information

GOR005914417
9780415109383
0415109388
State Punishment: Political Principles and Community Values by Nicola Lacey, FBA
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
1994-09-22
240
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