Cesare Beccaria

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:psychologist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pietro_Verri
gptkbp:advocates_for abolition of death penalty
proportionality in punishment
gptkbp:associated_with Italian Enlightenment
gptkbp:birth_date March 15, 1738
gptkbp:born gptkb:Milan
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Milan
gptkbp:contributed_to social contract theory
gptkbp:death_date November 28, 1794
gptkbp:education_institution gptkb:University_of_Pavia
gptkbp:field criminal justice
gptkbp:has_influence_on European legal systems
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cesare Beccaria
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Jeremy_Bentham
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
criminal law reform
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:18th_century
gptkbp:is_associated_with philosophy of punishment
gptkbp:is_considered founder of modern criminology
gptkbp:is_known_for human rights advocacy
gptkbp:is_part_of Il Caffè
gptkbp:known_for On Crimes and Punishments
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:political_organization
advocate for civil liberties
rationalist
liberal thinker
proponent of rationalism
proponent of social justice
proponent of utilitarianism
proponent of legal reform
advocate for the rule of law
advocate for legal equality
advocate for the separation of powers
advocate for due process
advocate for fair trials
advocate for humane treatment of prisoners
advocate for rational legal systems
advocate for reform of the penal system
advocate for the limitation of state power
advocate for the modernization of legal systems
advocate for the protection of individual rights
advocate for the protection of personal freedoms
advocate for the rationalization of law
advocate for the reform of civil law
advocate for the reform of constitutional law
advocate for the reform of criminal justice
advocate for the reform of criminal law
advocate for the reform of criminal procedures
advocate for the reform of human rights laws
advocate for the reform of international law
advocate for the reform of judicial systems
advocate for the reform of law enforcement
advocate for the reform of legal education
advocate for the reform of legal practices
advocate for the reform of penal codes
advocate for the reform of prison systems
advocate for the reform of sentencing practices
critic of arbitrary punishment
critic of torture
gptkbp:wrote Essay on Crimes and Punishments