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On the role of desert in A Theory of Justice. Does Rawls have a theory of criminal punishment?
Authors
Javier Gallego Saade
Egresado de Derecho, Universidad de Chile
The article deals with the discussion around the theory of justification of the punitive practice that may be developed on the basis of John Rawls' work of political philosophy. It explores a proposal that places an authentic standard of criminal justice in Rawls's work, along with the classic standard of political distributive justice. Secondly, it discusses the foundations of moral philosophy of a certain critique to the mentioned proposal. Finally ir briefly develops the relationship between political philosophy (theory of justice) and the justification of the punitive practice (theory of punishment) as part of the contemporary debate about these matters.
Keywords:
theory of justice, theory of punishment, desert, liberalism
Gallego Saade, J. (2012). On the role of desert in A Theory of Justice. Does Rawls have a theory of criminal punishment?. Revista De Estudios De La Justicia, (16), pp. 133–170. https://doi.org/10.5354/rej.v0i16.29502