Penal Coercion in Contexts of Social Injustice

This article addresses the theoretical difficulty of justifying the use of penal coercion in circumstances of marked, unjustified social inequality. The intuitive belief behind the text is that in such a context—that of an indecent State—justifying penal coercion becomes very problematic, particular...

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Autor: Gargarella, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/199720
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/199720
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CRIMINAL JUSTICE
DEMOCRACY
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
INEQUALITY
PUNISHMENT
SOCIAL JUSTICE
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Sumario:This article addresses the theoretical difficulty of justifying the use of penal coercion in circumstances of marked, unjustified social inequality. The intuitive belief behind the text is that in such a context—that of an indecent State—justifying penal coercion becomes very problematic, particularly when directed against the most disfavored members of society.