An Expressive Theory of Punishment
| Author | : William Wringe |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2016-01-26 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137357120 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137357126 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis An Expressive Theory of Punishment by : William Wringe
Download or read book An Expressive Theory of Punishment written by William Wringe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book argues that punishment's function is to communicate a message about an offenders' wrongdoing to society at large. It discusses both 'paradigmatic' cases of punishment, where a state punishes its own citizens, and non-paradigmatic cases such as the punishment of corporations and the punishment of war criminals by international tribunals.
