Name: Atrocity Without Punishment. A Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs
SKU: 64817021
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Author: Juan Espindola
ISBN: 9781503644281

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Atrocity Without Punishment. A Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Stanford University Press

Autor

Juan Espindola

Colección

The Cultural Lives of Law

Año

2026

N° páginas

216

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2 cm

ISBN13

9781503644281

Atrocity Without Punishment. A Political Theory of Leniency in Mexico's War on Drugs

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Leniency might sometimes be the ethical response to atrocity. However, the more extraordinary an act of violence is, the greater the compulsion to severely punish the offender. The rationale is that the threat of harsh punishment will be more effective at preventing crime. At the same time, the notion that the criminal justice system is corrupt and ineffective has become commonplace. At the center of these conflicting trends is a puzzle that this book sets out to solve: what if punishment should not only be judged by its effectiveness, but also by its morality? Mexico's War on Drugs has unleashed an endless cycle of violence in the country. The resulting human toll is catastrophic. Atrocity Without Punishment advances ethically compelling reasons to impose lenient sentences on offenders involved in drugtrafficking, including many who commit serious offenses. Juan Espíndola argues that this is in fact a morally permissible, even obligatory, way to hold perpetrators accountable. From this vantage point, Espíndola problematizes the relationship between punishment and core political values such as legitimacy and justice. By challenging the criminal justice system in this way, he charts a path toward a more just criminal legal system that can muster the support of those who reject abolitionism.