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Carlos Santiago Nino

Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence

Carlos Santiago Nino was an Argentine legal, moral and political philosopher who lived from 1943 to 1993. He studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and earned a doctorate at Oxford in 1977 under John Finnis and Tony Honore, beginning his career in traditional jurisprudence before turning to moral and political philosophy. In the early 1980s he served as a personal adviser to President Raul Alfonsin and coordinated a committee on democratic reform. Nino developed an epistemic justification of deliberative democracy and a constructivist ethical theory built on three principles, autonomy, inviolability and dignity, and he proposed a consensual theory of punishment blending retributive and utilitarian reasoning; he died in 1993 during a trip to La Paz to advise on constitutional reform.

Facts
Role
Moral, legal and political philosopher 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Argentine 1
Born
1943 2
Birth Date
1943-11-03 2
Birthplace
Buenos Aires 2
Died
1993 2
Death Date
1993-08-29 2
Place of Death
La Paz 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. Carlos Santiago Nino (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Full article, gender
    Nino studied law at the University of Buenos Aires and at the University of Oxford, where he received his Ph.D. in 1977 with a thesis directed by John Finnis and Tony Honoré.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Carlos Santiago Nino was an Argentine legal, moral and political philosopher who lived from 1943 to 1993.
  • Introduction, role
    Carlos Santiago Nino was an Argentine moral, legal and political philosopher.
  • Full article, field of law
    His need to provide a liberal justification for criminal law practice thus lead him to moral philosophy, and to the development of an original "consensual" theory of punishment which combined the merits of the retributive and utilitarian (see deterrence) varieties while avoiding their respective difficulties.
  • In Legal System: Law of Argentina, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was an Argentine moral
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2. Wikidata: Carlos Santiago Nino
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1943
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1943-11-03
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1993
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1993-08-29
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Buenos Aires
  • Wikidata Q3301077, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): La Paz
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