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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.

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PART I: THE PARADIGMATIC CASE 1. Punishment - Some Questions Philosophers Ask. 2. Punishment, Harsh Treatment And Suffering 3. Punishment As Expression: Who, What, To Whom? 4. Expression, Publicity and Harsh Treatment PART II: NON-PARADIGMATIC PUNISHMENTS 5. Perp-Walks as Punishment 6. Punishing War Crimes 7. Punishing Corporations 8. Punishing States

An Expressive Theory of Punishment Palgrave Studies in Ethics and Public Policy

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
      Publication Date: 11/17/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781137357113, 978-1137357113
      ISBN10: 1137357118
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      Crime and criminology Ethics and moral philosophy Warfare and defence

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      PART I: THE PARADIGMATIC CASE 1. Punishment - Some Questions Philosophers Ask. 2. Punishment, Harsh Treatment And Suffering 3. Punishment As Expression: Who, What, To Whom? 4. Expression, Publicity and Harsh Treatment PART II: NON-PARADIGMATIC PUNISHMENTS 5. Perp-Walks as Punishment 6. Punishing War Crimes 7. Punishing Corporations 8. Punishing States

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