Vol. 49 No. 2 (2017)
Derecho Penal

Ambivalence in the preponderant interest principle

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  • Rodrigo Andrés Guerra Espinosa
Rodrigo Andrés Guerra Espinosa
Universidad de los Andes
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Published 2017-12-01

Keywords

  • Preponderant interest principle,
  • utilitarianism,
  • justification models

How to Cite

Guerra Espinosa, R. A. (2017). Ambivalence in the preponderant interest principle. Revista De Derecho - Pontificia Universidad Católica De Valparaíso, 49(2). Retrieved from https://www.rdpucv.cl/index.php/rderecho/article/view/1152
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Abstract

This paper conducts an analysis of the preponderant interest principle («choose the lesser of evils»). The paper attempts to show that purely utilitarian considerations are not in harmony with the classical interpretation of this principle, that is, the classical moral tradition.
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