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Informationen zum Autor Cesare Beccaria (1738-1764) was a phiosopher and politician best known for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments. In 1768, Beccaria was appointed to the chair law and economy, a position founded expressly for him, at the Palatine college of Milan. Klappentext Long appreciated as a foundational text in criminology, Beccaria’s arguments have become central in debates over capital punishment. This new edition presents Beccaria’s On Crimes and Punishments as an important and influential work of Enlightenment political theory. Zusammenfassung Long appreciated as a foundational text in criminology, Beccaria’s arguments have become central in debates over capital punishment. This new edition presents Beccaria’s On Crimes and Punishments as an important and influential work of Enlightenment political theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Foreword by Bryan Stevenson Preface by Aaron Thomas Introduction: Between Law and Politics - The Idea of Equality in On Crimes and Punishments by Alberto Burgio PART I On Crimes and Punishments PART II Contemporary Reactions to On Crimes and Punishments Ferdinando Facchinei, from Notes and Observations on the Book Entitled 'On Crimes and Punishments' (1765) Pietro and Alessandro Verri, from Response to a Writing Entitled 'Notes and Observations on the Book "On Crimes and Punishments"' (1765) Voltaire, Commentary on the Book On Crimes and Punishments, by a Provincial Lawyer (1766) PART III Revisiting the Death Penalty Opinion of the Undersigned Members of the Committee Charged with the Reform of the Criminal System in Austriam Lombardy for Matters Pertaining to Capital Punishment
