Open AccessCorporal Punishment (Amputation of a Hand): The Concept of sariqa (Theft) in Theory and in Practice
Author(s) -
Recep Çiğdem
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
ankara üniversitesi hukuk fakültesi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1301-1308
DOI - 10.1501/hukfak_0000000262
Subject(s) - punishment (psychology) , corporal punishment , amputation , psychology , computer security , criminology , social psychology , computer science , psychiatry
In this article, the Islamic concept of sariqa (theft), a crime against property, will be examined. To give the reader a legal background, a summary of the legal doctrines will be given. The question of whether the “hadd” punishments were enforced will be closely examined in the light of judicial records.
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