Punishment, Penalty, and Incapacitation
A Dignity-Respecting Model of Targeted Restrictions of Liberty for Liberal States
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2026
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-932579-5 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-932579-5 (ISBN)
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A foundational inquiry into how liberal states can justify detention and other targeted restrictions of liberty, Punishment, Penalty, and Incapacitation identifies four distinct justifications to develop a normative model for restricting liberty for the sake of security.
Detention is among the most controversial and complex powers a state can exercise over an individual, raising the fundamental question: how can a liberal state justify restricting the liberty of certain individuals for the security of others, while still upholding the dignity of those whose freedom is curtailed?
Punishment, Penalty, and Incapacitation seeks to answer that question by distinguishing four types of justification for targeted restrictions of liberty: deserved punishment, forfeiture of rights, enforceable duties to self-restrict, and lack of accountability. This book maintains that targeted restrictions of liberty must appeal to one of the four justifications listed above, and that each type of justification imposes characteristic limits on the way restrictions can operate.
Drawing on a wide range of legal and political sources, this book offers a foundational inquiry into the theory of detention and other targeted limits on liberty, and develops a rigorous model for their justification in liberal democratic states.
Detention is among the most controversial and complex powers a state can exercise over an individual, raising the fundamental question: how can a liberal state justify restricting the liberty of certain individuals for the security of others, while still upholding the dignity of those whose freedom is curtailed?
Punishment, Penalty, and Incapacitation seeks to answer that question by distinguishing four types of justification for targeted restrictions of liberty: deserved punishment, forfeiture of rights, enforceable duties to self-restrict, and lack of accountability. This book maintains that targeted restrictions of liberty must appeal to one of the four justifications listed above, and that each type of justification imposes characteristic limits on the way restrictions can operate.
Drawing on a wide range of legal and political sources, this book offers a foundational inquiry into the theory of detention and other targeted limits on liberty, and develops a rigorous model for their justification in liberal democratic states.
Alec Walen is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers Law School and co-director of the Rutgers Institute for Law and Philosophy. His research focuses on the philosophical foundations of moral rights and the criminal law and he has published in numerous journals, including Ethics, The Journal of Moral Philosophy, Law and Philosophy, and Philosophy and Public Affairs. His previous book was The Mechanics of Claims and Permissible Killing in War (OUP: 2019).
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 23.6.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Penal Theory and Philosophy |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 3 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-932579-0 / 0199325790 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-932579-5 / 9780199325795 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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