TWO APPARENT PARADOXES ABOUT JUSTICE AND THE SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT

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Abstract

The idea of Mitigation incorporates the conviction that though the amount or severity of punishment is primarily to be determined by reference to the General Aim, yet Justice requires that those who have special difficulties to face in keeping the law which they have broken should be punished less. 1992 The University of Memphis

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)123-128
Number of pages6
JournalSouthern Journal of Philosophy
Volume30
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy

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