An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire

James Donaldson, 1788 - 238 pages

INTRODUCTION Page	13

Of the Origin of Puniſhments	17

Of the Right to Puniſh	19

Confequences of the foregoing Prin ciples	22

Of the Interpretation of Laws	24

Of the Obfcurity of Laws	29

Of the Proportion between Crimes and Punishments	32

Ofeftimating the Degree of Crimes	36

Of the Means of preventing Crimes	156

Of the Sciences	159

Of Magiſtrates	164

Of Rewards	165

Of Education	166

Of Pardons	167

Conclufion	169

The Occafion of this Commentary	171

Title	An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire An Essay on Crimes and Punishments. By the Marquis Beccaria of Milan. With a Commentary by M. De Voltaire, Donaldson, James
Author	Cesare Beccaria
Contributor	Donaldson, James
Publisher	James Donaldson, 1788
Original from	University of Turin
Digitized	3 Dec 2015
Length	238 pages

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Of the Divifion of Crimes	38

Of Honour	42

Of Duelling	46

Of Crimes which diſturb the pub lic Tranquillity	48

Of the Intent of Punishments	51

Of the Credibility of Witneſſes	52

Of Evidence and the Proofs of a Crime and of the Form of Judgment	56

Of fecret Accufations	60

Of Torture	63

Of pecuniary Punishments	73

Of Oaths	76

Of the Advantage of immediate Punishment	78

CHAP	81

Of Acts of Violence	82

Of Puniſhments	174

On the Punishment of Heretics	176

On the Extirpation of Herefy	180

Of Profanation	183

Of the Indulgence of the Romans in Matters of Religion	188

Of the Crime of Preaching and of Anthony	191

The Hiftory of Simon Morin	195

Of Witches	198

On the Puniſhment of Death	201

On Death Warrants	204

On Torture	206

Of certain fanguinary Tribu nals	208

On the Difference between	211