Venn diagram for Beccaria and Montesquieu

Baron de Montesquieu:

- Born in France

- Basis of Ideals formed Branches of Government

- Separation of govt. powers

- Checks and Balances; One part of the govt. should stop the other.

- Defended equality

- Believed all things were made up of rules/laws that are not to be changed

Cesare Beccaria:

- Born in Italy

- Basis of Ideals in 8th amendment; Prisoner's rights.

- Promoted criminal justice

- Against torture and Capital punishiment

- Punishments should be for deterrence not vengeance

- Trials should be fair

- Cruel and unusual punishments should be abolished

Both:

- Influential Enlightenment thinkers

- worked with govt.