The philosophical discussion of state punishment is well on in years. In contrast with a large number of ethical problems which are concerned with right and wro

This volume provides discussions of both the concept of responsibility and of punishment, and of both individual and collective responsibility. It provides in-d

In Rights Forfeiture and Punishment, Christopher Heath Wellman argues that those who seek to defend the moral permissibility of punishment should shift their fo

The aim of this book is to assess the moral permissibility of corporal punishment and to enquire into whether or not it ought to be legally prohibited. Against