In 1784 Becalia published Study on Crime Committing and penalty and claimed the abolishment or reserve of death penalty, since then a worldwide and long debate over the abolishment or reserve of death penalty started.

• 自从1764年,贝卡利亚发表《论犯罪与刑罚》主张废除死刑以来,人类社会就开始了一场范围广泛、旷日持久的死刑存废之争。