Argisto Giuffredi, Avvertimenti cristiani. Un garantista penale nella Palermo del Cinquecento

Argisto Giuffredi was a precursor of Cesare Beccaria. Two centuries before the Lombard Enlightenment philosopher, he hoped that judges would side with the accused, almost anticipating the institution of the presumption of innocence. He spoke out explicitly against the injustice of torture and argued for the inadmissibility of the death penalty without exception.