by Beccaria · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817151986
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«Dei delitti e delle pene» is the philosophical essay by Cesare Beccaria, published by Rizzoli in paperback (159 pages, in Italian).
Written between 1763 and 1764, the book analyses the crimes and punishments of the era from an Enlightenment perspective. Beccaria argues that punishments should be proportionate to the crime and aimed at social utility, and rejects torture and the death penalty. The work influenced the reform of criminal law and the spread of human rights.
1994 edition, in Italian, from the Superclassici series of the Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, with the subtitle «Contro le ingiustizie della giustizia».
For readers interested in philosophy, legal history and the classics of the Enlightenment.
