Essay on Crimes and Punishments

1. 1 IntroductionRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
2. 2 Preface by the Translator of M.D. Voltaire's CommentaryRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
3. 3 Chapter I - On the Origin of PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
4. 4 Chapter II - On the Right to PunishRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
5. 5 Chapter III - Consequences of the foregoing principlesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
6. 6 Chapter IV - Of the Interpretation of LawsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
7. 7 Chapter V - Of the Obscurity of LawsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
8. 8 Chapter VI - Of the Proportion between Crimes and PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
9. 9 Chapter VII - Of Estimating the Degree of CrimesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
10. 10 Chapter VIII - Of the Division of CrimesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
11. 11 Chapter IX - Of HonourRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
12. 12 Chapter X - Of DuellingRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
13. 13 Chapter XI - Of Crimes which Disturb Public TranquillityRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
14. 14 Chapter XII - Of the Intent of PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
15. 15 Chapter XIII - Of the Credibility of WitnessesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
16. 16 Chapter XIV - Of Evidence and the Proofs of a Crime, and of the Form of JudgmentRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
17. 17 Chapter XV - Of Secret AccusationRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
18. 18 Chapter XVI - Of TortureRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 18m
19. 19 Chapter XVII - Of Pecuniary PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
20. 20 Chapter XVIII - Of OathsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
21. 21 Chapter XIX - Of the Advantage of Immediate PunishmentRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
22. 22 Chapter XX - Of Acts of ViolenceRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
23. 23 Chapter XXI - Of the Punishment of the NoblesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
24. 24 Chapter XXII - Of RobberyRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
25. 25 Chapter XXIII - Of Infamy considered as a PunishmentRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
26. 26 Chapter XXIV - Of IdlenessRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
27. 27 Chapter XXV - Of Banishment and ConfiscationRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
28. 28 Chapter XXVI - Of the Spirit of Family in StatesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 9m
29. 29 Chapter XXVII - Of the Mildness of PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
30. 30 Chapter XXVIII - Of the Punishment of DeathRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 22m
31. 31 Chapter XXIX - Of ImprisonmentRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
32. 32 Chapter XXX - Of Prosecution and PrescriptionRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
33. 33 Chapter XXXI - Of Crimes of Difficult ProofRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 10m
34. 34 Chapter XXXII - Of SuicideRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 9m
35. 35 Chapter XXXIII - Of SmugglingRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
36. 36 Chapter XXXIV - Of BankruptsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
37. 37 Chapter XXXV - Of SanctuariesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
38. 38 Chapter XXXVI - Of Rewards for Apprehending or Killing CriminalsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
39. 39 Chapter XXXVII - Of Attempts, Acomplices and PardonRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
40. 40 Chapter XXXVIII - Of Suggestive InterrogationsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
41. 41 Chapter XXXIX - Of a Peculiar Kind of CrimesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m
42. 42 Chapter XL - Of False Ideas of UtilityRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
43. 43 Chapter XLI - Of the Means of Preventing CrimesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
44. 44 Chapter XLII - Of the SciencesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 8m
45. 45 Chapter XLIII - Of MagistratesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
46. 46 Chapter XLIV - Of RewardsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
47. 47 Chapter XLV - Of EducationRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
48. 48 Chapter XLVI - Of PardonsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
49. 49 Chapter XLVII - ConclusionRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
50. 50 Commentary - Chapter I - The Circumstances that Occasioned this CommentaryRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
51. 51 Commentary - Chapter II - Of PunishmentsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
52. 52 Commentary - Chapter III - Of the Punishment of HereticsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 8m
53. 53 Commentary - Chapter IV - Of the Extirpation of HeresiesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
54. 54 Commentary - Chapter V - Of Blasphemy and ProfanationRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 10m
55. 55 Commentary - Chapter VI - Of the Indulgence of the Romans in Matters of ReligionRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
56. 56 Commentary - Chapter VII - Of the Crime of Unlawful Preaching - Story of AnthonyRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 7m
57. 57 Commentary - Chapter VIII - The Story of Simon MorinRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
58. 58 Commentary - Chapter IX - Of WitchesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
59. 59 Commentary - Chapter X - Of Capital PunishmentRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 6m
60. 60 Commentary - Chapter XI - Of the Execution of SentencesRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
61. 61 Commentary - Chapter XII - Of TortureRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
62. 62 Commentary - Chapter XIII - Of Certain Sanguinary TribunalsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 4m
63. 63 Commentary - Chapter XIV - Of the Difference Between Political and Natural LawsRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
64. 64 Commentary - Chapter XV - Of the Crime of High Treason - Of Titus Oates and of the Death of Augustine de ThouRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 10m
65. 65 Commentary - Chapter XVI - Of the Revealing of Crimes (Before Commission) by Religious ConfessionRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 8m
66. 66 Commentary - Chapter XVII - Of Counterfeiting MoneyRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 1m
67. 67 Commentary - Chapter XVIII - Of Domestic TheftRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
68. 68 Commentary - Chapter XIX - Of SuicideRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 5m
69. 69 Commentary - Chapter XX - Of a Certain Species of MutilationRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 2m
70. 70 Commentary - Chapter XXI - Of the Confiscation Consequent upon all the Crimes which Have Been MentionedRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 8m
71. 71 Commentary - Chapter XXII - Of Criminal Proceedings, and of Some Other Forms of ProcedureRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 15m
72. 72 Commentary - Chapter XXIII - The Idea of a Reform SuggestedRead by Crln Yldz Ksr 3m

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