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On Crimes and Punishments
Book • 1764
Written in 1764, 'On Crimes and Punishments' is a seminal work by Cesare Beccaria that critiques the punishment practices of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Beccaria argues that punishment should be public, prompt, necessary, proportionate to the crime, and established by law.
He opposes torture, secret accusations, and the death penalty, except under very restricted circumstances.
The book emphasizes deterrence as the primary purpose of punishment and advocates for reforms based on the principles of rationality, proportionality, and the rule of law.
It had a significant impact on the development of modern criminal law and influenced thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and Sir William Blackstone.
Beccaria argues that punishment should be public, prompt, necessary, proportionate to the crime, and established by law.
He opposes torture, secret accusations, and the death penalty, except under very restricted circumstances.
The book emphasizes deterrence as the primary purpose of punishment and advocates for reforms based on the principles of rationality, proportionality, and the rule of law.
It had a significant impact on the development of modern criminal law and influenced thinkers such as Jeremy Bentham and Sir William Blackstone.
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Rund Abdelfatah as an influential Enlightenment thinker whose work impacted the American founders' views on punishment.
Rund Abdelfatah as an influential Enlightenment thinker whose work impacted the American founders' views on punishment.
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We The People: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Mentioned throughout the podcast as a seminal work in reforming 18th-century criminal justice.
Beccaria Modernized Criminal Law
