Dei delitti e delle pene
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"Dei delitti e delle pene" is an influential 18th-century treatise by Cesare Beccaria that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology, arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
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| Dei delitti e delle pene canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dei delitti e delle pene Context triple: [Cesare Beccaria, originalTitleOfWork, Dei delitti e delle pene]
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A.
Giuria dei Letterati
Giuria dei Letterati is the panel of literary experts and critics responsible for evaluating works and awarding the prestigious Italian Campiello Prize.
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B.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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C.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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D.
De jure praedae
De jure praedae is a seminal early 17th-century legal treatise by Hugo Grotius that laid foundational principles for international law and the freedom of the seas.
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E.
The Italian Banditti
The Italian Banditti is a story within Washington Irving's 1824 collection "Tales of a Traveller," featuring romanticized adventures involving Italian outlaws and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dei delitti e delle pene Target entity description: "Dei delitti e delle pene" is an influential 18th-century treatise by Cesare Beccaria that laid the foundations of modern criminal law and penology, arguing for rational, proportionate punishment and against torture and the death penalty.
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A.
Giuria dei Letterati
Giuria dei Letterati is the panel of literary experts and critics responsible for evaluating works and awarding the prestigious Italian Campiello Prize.
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B.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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C.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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D.
De jure praedae
De jure praedae is a seminal early 17th-century legal treatise by Hugo Grotius that laid foundational principles for international law and the freedom of the seas.
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E.
The Italian Banditti
The Italian Banditti is a story within Washington Irving's 1824 collection "Tales of a Traveller," featuring romanticized adventures involving Italian outlaws and intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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treatise ⓘ |
| advocates |
legality principle in criminal law
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proportionality of punishment ⓘ rational criminal justice ⓘ |
| author | Cesare Beccaria ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Duchy of Milan ⓘ |
| criticizes |
excessive severity of penalties
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judicial discretion without clear laws ⓘ use of torture to obtain confessions ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| genre |
legal treatise
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy | Voltaire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-Revolutionary Europe ⓘ |
| impact |
foundation of classical school of criminology
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inspiration for abolitionist movements against death penalty ⓘ |
| influenced |
American criminal justice thought
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European legal reforms ⓘ modern criminal law ⓘ modern penology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment rationalism
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social contract theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
celerity of punishment
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certainty of punishment ⓘ deterrence ⓘ proportionality between crime and punishment ⓘ utility of punishment ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
criminal justice reform
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criminal law ⓘ penology ⓘ |
| notableEdition | French translation by André Morellet ⓘ |
| opposes |
arbitrary punishment
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death penalty ⓘ secret accusations ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement |
Enlightenment
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linked to:
Age of Enlightenment
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| placeOfFirstPublication | Livorno ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1764 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coltellini ⓘ |
| supports |
clarity of criminal laws
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limitation of judicial power ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ public trials ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | On Crimes and Punishments ⓘ |
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