associate professor in Research Institute of Hawzah and University
Abstract
“Right” is a philosophical concept abstracted from a relation between its possessor and desired purpose or appropriate objective. This concept means competency. Man is of two sorts of ontological and acquired dignity. The rights of a given man can be defined in accordance with the dignities he obtains. To commit a crime is to lose a degree of dignity. Therefore, punishing criminal even in the most severe way (capital punishment) is not incompatible with human dignity. According to Islamic teachings the task of ascertaining guilt and an appropriate punishment for it is solely reserved for God the Exalted.
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