Dei delitti e delle pene
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"Dei delitti e delle pene" is an influential 18th-century treatise by Cesare Beccaria that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology, arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dei delitti e delle pene canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
legality principle in criminal law
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proportionality of punishment ⓘ rational criminal justice ⓘ |
| author | Cesare Beccaria ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| criticizes |
excessive severity of penalties
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judicial discretion without clear laws ⓘ use of torture to obtain confessions ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| genre |
legal treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Revolutionary Europe ⓘ |
| impact |
foundation of classical school of criminology
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inspiration for abolitionist movements against death penalty ⓘ |
| influenced |
American criminal justice thought
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European legal reforms ⓘ modern criminal law ⓘ modern penology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
celerity of punishment
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certainty of punishment ⓘ deterrence ⓘ proportionality between crime and punishment ⓘ utility of punishment ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
criminal justice reform
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criminal law ⓘ penology ⓘ |
| notableEdition | French translation by André Morellet ⓘ |
| opposes |
arbitrary punishment
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death penalty ⓘ secret accusations ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| placeOfFirstPublication | Livorno ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coltellini ⓘ |
| supports |
clarity of criminal laws
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limitation of judicial power ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ public trials ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On Crimes and Punishments ⓘ |
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