by Cesare Beccaria · Alianza · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788420611334
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In 'On Crimes and Punishments', Cesare Beccaria presents a scathing critique and denunciation of the obsolete and barbaric judicial and penal practices that prevailed in Europe during the 18th century. This essay is not a conventional treatise on criminal law, but a profound reflection on the foundations of criminal justice, influenced by the principles of the Enlightenment. Beccaria advocates for proportionality between crimes and punishments, the abolition of torture and the death penalty, and the need for a fair and transparent legal system. With commentary by Voltaire.
Cesare Beccaria Bonesana, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio was an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, economist, and politician. He is well remembered for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty, and was a founding work in the field of penology and the classical school of criminology. Beccaria is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice.
