Although early U.S. laws authorized executions, the founders greatly admired a now little-known Italian writer, Cesare Beccaria, who fervently opposed capital punishment.

Dr. John Forren presented the award at the Academic & Leadership Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 28, in the Miriam G. Knoll Community Center. This award recognizes outstanding students majoring in ...

Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio (1738-1794) was an lombard criminologist, jurist, philosopher, and politician, who is widely considered one of the greatest ...

Raif Badawi and Cesare Beccaria. Simon Mercieca Saturday, 24 January 2015, 10:00 Last update: about 10 years ago. The story of Raif Badawi from Saudi Arabia went viral in the social media.