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Author Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794.

Title On crimes and punishments and other writings / Cesare Beccaria ; edited by Aaron Thomas ; translated by Aaron Thomas and Jeremy Parzen.

Publication Info. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (lii, 190 pages) : illustrations.
text file
Series Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library series
Lorenzo da Ponte Italian library series.
Note Translation of Dei delitti e delle pene, published 1764.
Includes: Commentary on the Book on crimes and punishments by a provincial lawyer / François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-184) and index.
Summary "Published in 1764, On Crimes and Punishments by Cesare Beccaria (1738-1794) was greeted with much attention and debate in Europe and North America. Intellectuals and rulers alike commended the work and looked to it for ideas that might help guide the various reform projects of the day. The equality of every citizen before the law, the right to a fair trial, the abolition of the death penalty, and the elimination of the use of torture in criminal interrogations are but a few of the fundamental concepts articulated by Beccaria." "This volume provides a new English translation of Beccaria's classic treatise as well as responses by a number of his contemporaries. Of particular interest is Voltaire's commentary on Beccaria's text, included in its entirety. The supplementary materials testify not only to the power and significance of Beccaria's ideas, but to their controversial nature. While many supporters proclaimed that the work established principles of enduring importance to any society grappling with matters of political and criminal justice, a number of critics roundly denounced it, fearing that the book's attack on feudal traditions and its call to separate law from religion (and thus crime from sin) would result in political instability and undermine the longstanding privileges and powers of church and state." "Long appreciated as a foundational text in criminology, Beccaria's arguments still resonate with current debates over capital punishment, political torture, and human rights abuses. This splendid new translation brings Beccaria's influential work to a wider audience, while providing important historical and political context."--Jacket.
Contents Introduction : between law and politics--the idea of equality in On Crimes and Punishments / by Alberto Burgio -- pt. I. On crimes and punishments -- pt. II. Contemporary reactions to On crimes and punishments -- From notes and observations on the book entitled 'On crimes and punishments' (1765) / Ferdinando Facchinei -- From response to a writing entitled 'Notes and observations on the book "On crimes and punishments" (1765) / Pietro and Alessandro Verri -- Voltaire, commentary on the book On crimes and punishments, by a provincial lawyer (1766) -- pt. III. Revisiting the death penalty -- Opinion of the undersigned members of the committee charged with the reform of the criminal system in Austrian Lombardy for matters pertaining to capital punishment (1792).
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Subject Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794.
Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794. Dei delitti e delle pene.
Criminal law -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800.
Criminal law -- Philosophy.
Chronological Term Early works to 1800
Subject Criminal justice, Administration of -- Early works to 1800.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Criminals -- Early works to 1800.
Crime -- Early works to 1800.
Criminals.
Punishment -- Early works to 1800.
Punishment.
Capital punishment -- Early works to 1800.
Capital punishment.
Chronological Term Geschichte 1764.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Quelle.
Subject Criminal law.
Added Author Thomas, Aaron A. (Aaron Anthony), 1968-
Voltaire, 1694-1778.
Parzen, Jeremy.
Added Title Dei delitti e delle pene. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83045212
Other Form: Print version: Beccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794. Dei delitti e delle pene. English. On crimes and punishments and other writings. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2008274970 (OCoLC)170166861
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