Two Theses of H.L.A. Hart about Responsibility and Punishment: 50 Years Later

In this paper we make a critical assessment of some claims made by H.L.A. Hart in his book Punishment and Responsibility. Particularly, two specific theses on responsibility and punishment are addressed: the primacy of liability thesis and the mixed character of the justification of punishment thesi...

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Autores: Figueroa Rubio, Sebastián, Torres Ortega, Ilsse Carolina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20429
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechopucp/article/view/20429
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Responsibility
liability
philosophy of criminal law
punishment
H.L.A. Hart
Responsabilidad
sujeción
filosofía del derecho penal
castigo
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Sumario:In this paper we make a critical assessment of some claims made by H.L.A. Hart in his book Punishment and Responsibility. Particularly, two specific theses on responsibility and punishment are addressed: the primacy of liability thesis and the mixed character of the justification of punishment thesis. We introduce both theses and we analyze their explanatory potential through scrutiny of criticisms they have faced.