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OverviewHow can criminal punishment be morally justified? Zisman addresses this classical question in legal philosophy. He provides two maybe surprising answers to the question. First, as for a methodological claim, it argues that this question cannot be answered by philosophers and legal scholars alone. Rather, we need to take into account research from social psychology, economy, anthropology, and so on in order to properly analyze the arguments in defense of criminal punishment. Second, the book argues that when such research is properly accounted for, none of the current attempts to justify criminal punishment succeed. But that does not imply that the state should do nothing about criminal wrongdoing. Rather, the arguments that were supposed to justify criminal punishment actually speak in favor of an alternative approach to criminal law: restitution to the victim and restorative justice. That is to say, the state should coerce offenders to provide restitution for the harm inflicted on victims, and whenever possible restorative approaches should be taken to address criminal wrongdoing. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Valerij ZismanPublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.478kg ISBN: 9783111027753ISBN 10: 3111027759 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 05 September 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationValerij Zisman, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg i. B., Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |