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応報刑論 (ouhoukeiron) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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ばつ
の
本ほん
質しつ
を
犯はん
罪ざい
に
対たい
する
応おう
報ほう
と
捉とら
える
考かんが
え
方かた
です
。
The retributive theory of punishment is a view that sees the essence of punishment as retribution for crime.
In criminal law class, we learned the difference between retributivism and the utilitarian theory of punishment.
Kanji 刑 punish, penalty, sentence Related words 目もく 的てき 刑けい 論ろん The utilitarian or consequentialist theory of punishment, which justifies punishment by its future benefits (deterrence, rehabilitation, etc.), in contrast to 応報刑論's backward-looking focus on just deserts.
応おう 報ほう The general concept of retribution or just deserts; 応報刑論 is the specific theory applying this principle to criminal punishment.
Etymology Compound of 応報 (retribution) + 刑 (punishment) + 論 (theory). The term is a direct calque from Western legal philosophy, likely coined in the Meiji period as part of the modernization of Japanese law.
