Parallel trials and social condemnations as functional equivalents to punishment: arguments in favor of a sentence reduction due to certain social reactions

• Autor: Bide, Jerónimo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/31014
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/31014
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Parallel trials and social condemnations; Functional equivalents to punishment; Prevention and retribution; Sanction norm; Necessity of punishment; Juicios paralelos y condenas sociales; Equivalentes funcionales de la pena; Prevención y retribución; Norma de sanción; Necesidad de pena

In this article will be defended the thesis that parallel trials and social condemnations can often serve as functional equivalents to forensic punishment –most of the times, only partially– and, insofar as they justify a reduction in the formal sentence, should be considered during the judicial sentencing process.To support this argument, which is considered correct if the proportionality of penalties is to be consistently respected, the author will begin with the theory of norms, focusing particularly on the sanction norm; then introduce the theory of functional equivalents to punishment, considering both its factual and expressive dimensions; and finally, analyze how both retributive and preventive aspects, along with considerations of desert and necessity, influence the determination of punishment.