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100 1 _aFarrer, James Anson,
_d1849-1925
245 1 0 _aCrimes and Punishments :
_bIncluding a New Translation of Beccaria's 'Dei Delitti e delle Pene'
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-01-15
508 _aProduced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Crimes and Punishments" by James Anson Farrer is a translation and commentary on the classical work by Cesare Beccaria, written in the late 19th century. This text serves not only as a translation of Beccaria’s influential treatise on criminal law but also aims to highlight its historical significance and continuing relevance in the context of legal reform. The topics explored include the critique of torture, discussions on various forms of punishment, and the philosophical underpinnings of criminology that prioritize the rights and well-being of individuals within the justice system. At the start of the translation, Farrer provides a preface detailing Beccaria's life, the socio-political milieu of Lombardy during his time, and the lasting impact of his arguments against torture and capital punishment. He discusses how the oppressive legal practices of the time compelled Beccaria, a non-lawyer, to advocate for significant changes in criminal justice, thereby illuminating the corruption and brutality of the systems he aimed to reform. Farrer contextualizes Beccaria's work within the Enlightenment's discourse on human rights and justice, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the philosophical and practical implications of Beccaria's theories on law and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCrime
653 _aPunishment
653 _aTorture
653 _aCriminal law
653 _aBeccaria, Cesare, marchese di, 1738-1794. Dei delitti e delle pene
653 _aCapital punishment
653 _aLaw reform
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58700
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