An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (Annotated) by Cesare Beccaria

An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (Annotated) by Cesare Beccaria

A punishment may not be an act of violence, of one or of many, against a private member of society, it should be public, immediate and necessary; the least possible in the case given; proportioned to the crime, and determined by the laws.

Beccaria was an Italian economist and jurist. He wrote on the currency and other economic subjects, but his greatest work was his Treatise on Crimes and Punishments, first published in 1764, in which he argues against capital punishment, and which established his fame as the originator of more humane methods in dealing with criminals. The work was extremely popular, passing through six editions within eighteen months, and was translated into many European languages.

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. A beautiful Easy-to-Read layout which makes reading comfortable

. A short biography of the author

. A commentary on the book of crimes and punishments by Voltaire

Beccaria, Cesare: - CESARE BECCARIA [1738-1794] was an Italian Enlightenment thinker and jurist. He was known as the father of criminal and penal theory, based on this groundbreaking title.

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ISBN 13	9782357288645
ISBN 10	2357288647
Title	An Essay on Crimes and Punishments (Annotated)
Author	Cesare Beccaria
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Alicia Editions
Year published	2021-06-27
Number of pages	232
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