...von Hirsch and Ashworth present us with a set of theoretically sophisticated and pragmatically sensible observations on a series of difficult and pressing issues...frequently subtle and complex...[an] honest and thoughtful discussion of the subject of state punishment.
Youngjae Lee, Criminal Law and Philosophy 2007 1:227-231
...a scholarly and erudite contribution...we must endeavour to understand fully the developments of theory, and this book is a sound starting place.
Judge Gilles Renaud, The Criminal Law Quarterly, vol 52, 275-280