Democracy and punishment: an account of legitimacy of the criminal process
Justifying the use of criminal punishment is a difficult task in plural societies where people disagree about what is right and wrong. Nevertheless, they need to decide together. I argue that punishment is only justified when people have moral reasons not to commit crimes, and when those deciding ab...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10803/285172 |