DISUASIóN Y CASTIGO DESDE UNA PERSPECTIVA LOCKEANA

this article formulates a deterrence theory of punishment based on lockean premises. following authors such as warren quinn and daniel farrell, it is claimed that a justification for the right to punish must be built upon the recognition of the importance of a right to issue retaliatory threats. contrary to those authors, however, the articulation of such recognition is made within a lockean theory of individual rights. this allows us to appreciate the specific role deterrence has in a plausible conception of punishment, and thus address certain objections that have been formulated recently, especially by david boonin.