Impracticability of Stoning from Six Perspectives

Soleymani, Hussein

doi:10.22096/hr.2019.102422.1088

Impracticability of Stoning from Six Perspectives

Document Type : Research Article

Author

Hussein Soleymani

Associate Professor of Criminal Law, Mofid University

10.22096/hr.2019.102422.1088

Abstract

After the Iranian revolution in 1979, the legislator has given a special attention to enactment and enforcement of religious corporal punishments, while human rights institutions have criticized the enforcement of such punishments, especially stoning, and considered them incompatible with international human rights system. Additionally, many citizens have some questions about such punishments. In this article, it is shown that from religious perspectives, and in accordance with almost all religious readings, enforcement of these penalties, especially stoning, is impractical and the legislator should reconsider the laws within the framework of Islamic law.

After the Iranian revolution in 1979, the legislator has given a special attention to enactment and enforcement of religious corporal punishments, while human rights institutions have criticized the enforcement of such punishments, especially stoning, and considered them incompatible with international human rights system. Additionally, many citizens have some questions about such punishments. In this article, it is shown that from religious perspectives, and in accordance with almost all religious readings, enforcement of these penalties, especially stoning, is impractical and the legislator should reconsider the laws within the framework of Islamic law.

Keywords

Human Rights

Hodud

Stoning

Islamic Law

Feqh

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