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'''Retribution''' is the dispensing or receiving of reward or [[punishment]] according to the deserts of the individual. In punishment theory, it refers to depriving a criminal of certain rights based on the nature of the offense. | '''Retribution''' is the dispensing or receiving of reward or [[punishment]] according to the [[wikt:just deserts|deserts]] of the individual. In punishment theory, it refers to depriving a criminal of certain rights based on the nature of the offense. | ||
[[Murray N. Rothbard]] suggested a theory of proportional punishment, "that people may be punished by losing their rights to the extent that they have invaded the rights of others," and defended it as a retributive theory of punishment.<ref>''The Ethics of Liberty'', p.91</ref> | [[Murray N. Rothbard]] suggested a theory of proportional punishment, "that people may be punished by losing their rights to the extent that they have invaded the rights of others," and defended it as a retributive theory of punishment.<ref>''The Ethics of Liberty'', p.91</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:50, 26 January 2014
Retribution is the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment according to the deserts of the individual. In punishment theory, it refers to depriving a criminal of certain rights based on the nature of the offense.
Murray N. Rothbard suggested a theory of proportional punishment, "that people may be punished by losing their rights to the extent that they have invaded the rights of others," and defended it as a retributive theory of punishment.[1]
- ↑ The Ethics of Liberty, p.91