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The preceding chapters of this study develop a respect-for-persons theory of the proper uses of legal coercion. To a certain extent these considerations should stand or fall on their own merits. However, there is a seldom-discussed connection between the theory of the proper uses of law and the theory of punishment and other forms of coercion used to secure compliance with the law. Because of this connection, giving some attention to problems of the latter sort is desirable here.
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© 1983 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
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Hodson, J.D. (1983). Punishment. In: The Ethics of Legal Coercion. Philosophical Studies Series in Philosophy, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7257-5_9
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