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De la peine de mort en matière politique
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9782384555130
Publisher: Alicia Editions
Published: Jan 8 2025
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French
English description:
Capital punishment, in the hands of politics, is a weapon that compromises it more than it serves it.
In this foundational essay, François Guizot, historian, academic, statesman, and French philosopher, questions the legitimacy of the death penalty when applied to political crimes. Through a profound and nuanced reflection, he criticizes the use of this ultimate punishment in authoritarian and revolutionary regimes, where it is justified by intensified political ideologies and passions.
Far from adopting a dogmatic approach, Guizot argues for justice guided by principles of law and morality. For him, capital punishment must never become an instrument of repression or vengeance. He rigorously distinguishes political crimes from common crimes and warns against the authoritarian excesses that may arise from the exercise of power.
This essential text invites us to reconsider the limits of the State in its right to punish and to reflect on the place of justice within a political context. A timeless reflection on the relationship between power, law, and ethics, this work still resonates today in contemporary debates on capital punishment and human rights.
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