An Essay on Crimes and Punishments

W.C. Little, 1872 - Crime - 229 pages

Introduction	11

Of the Origin of Punishments	15

Of the Right to Punish	17

Consequences of the foregoing Principles	19

Of the Interpretation of Laws	21

Of the Obscurity of Laws	26

Of the Proportion between Crimes and Punishments	28

Of estimating the Degree of Crimes	33

Of Bankrupts	129

Of Sanctuaries	133

Of Rewards for apprehending or killing Crimi nals	135

Of Attempts Accomplices and Pardon	137

Of suggestive Interrogations XXXIX Of a particular Kind of Crimes XL Of false Ideas of Utility XLI Of the Means of preventing Crimes XLII Of the...	141

MENTS Chap I The Occasion of this Commentary	163

Of Punishments III On the Punishment of Heretics IV On the Extirpation of Heresy V Of Profanation	166

Religion	180

Of the Division of Crimes	35

Of Honor	39

Of Duelling	42

Of Crimes which disturb the public Tranquillity	44

Of the Intent of Punishments	46

Of the Credibility of Witnesses	47

Of Evidence and the Proofs of a Crime and of the Form of Judgment	51

Of secret Accusations	55

Of Torture	58

Of Pecuniary Punishments	68

Of Oaths	71

Of the Advantage of immediate Punishment	73

Of Acts of Violence	77

Of the Punishment of the Nobles	78

Of Robbery XXIII Of Infamy considered as a Punishment XXIV Of Idleness XXV Of Banishment and Confiscation XXVI Of the Spirit of Family in ...	81

Of Suicide	121

Of Smuggling	126

The History of Simon Morin	187

Of Witches	190

On the Punishment of Death	193

On Death Warrants	195

On Torture	197

Of certain sanguinary Tribunals	199

On the Difference between Political and Natural Laws	202

On the Crime of High Treason on Titus Oates and on the Death of Augustin de Thou	204

On Religious Confession	209

Of false Money	214

On domestic Theft	215

On Suicide	216

On a certain Species of Mutilation	219

On Confiscation	220

On criminal Procedure and other Forms	224

The Idea of Reformation	228

Title	An Essay on Crimes and Punishments
Author	Cesare marchese di Beccaria
Contributor	Voltaire
Publisher	W.C. Little, 1872
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	9 May 2008
Length	229 pages

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