Locating forgiveness in criminal law and punishment
In the traditional paradigm of criminal law and punishment, which is based on retribution and desert, mercy is seen as the whim of a sympathetic judge. Forgiveness is the private, emotional response of a victim, and, as such, has no place in the law. Justice requires that criminal law is fair, ratio...
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Birkbeck (University of London)
2015
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