The Dual Penal State: The Crisis of Criminal Law in Comparative-Historical Perspective

by Markus D. Dubber

Book Overview

In The Dual Penal State, Markus Dubber addresses the rampant use of penal power in Western liberal democracies. The interference with the autonomy of the very persons upon whose autonomy the legitimacy of state power is supposed to rest is systemically normalized, rather than continuously scrutinized. The fundamental challenge of the penal paradox-the prima facie illegitimacy of modern punishment-remains unaddressed and unresolved.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019289773X
• ISBN13: 9780192897732
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"