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State Punishment
Author(s): Nicola Lacey (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: January 31, 2002
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 0415109388
- ISBN-13: 9780415109383
Book Description
Lacey criticizes the fundamental liberal philosophical assumptions underlying much of the modern tradition of theorising about punishment and argues instead for its justifying social functions.
Editorial Reviews
Review
`Its arguments ... pursuade us that there are indeed fresh lines of inquiry to be pursued, and that these may prove well worth pursuing.' - Times Higher Education Supplement
`This book makes a substantial contribution to the punishment debate, and has a claim on any legal theorist's attention.' - Criminal Law Review
`This carefully constructed and persistently argued book is impressive and demanding of our attention.' - Times Literary Supplement
`One is greatly indebted to Lacey for bringing so many issues so clearly and cogently together.' - Utilitas
About the Author
Fellow and Tutor in Law New College, Oxford
