Ethics of Capital Punishment - Kramer, Matthew (Professor of Legal a Political Philosophy, Professor of Legal a Political Philosophy, University of Cambridge)

Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, The Ethics of Capital Punishment presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement. Original, unsettling, and deeply controversial, it will be an essential reference point for future debates on the subject.