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Title
Capital Punishment and its Effect on Nigerian Criminal Law |
Full text
http://dspace.unijos.edu.ng/handle/10485/352 |
Date
2008 |
Author(s)
Idris, Tanimu Adamu |
Abstract
THE ADVOCATE A JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY LEGAL ISSUES - Throughout the history of mankind, punishment has always existed as a sanction for wrongdoing. The Koran and the Holy Bible are replete with instances at the imposition of punishment for wrongdoing by the Almighty himself. In various traditional societies, punishment has always existed in various forms as sanctions for breaches of accepted rules of conduct. A more relevant question is why is punishment inflicted at all? Justification for the institution of criminal punishment has taken various forms: One view is that for the preservation of society, it is necessary that animals, especially dangerous ones, must be taken out of circulation. A second view is that "Punishment" produces an opportunity to rehabilitate the criminal. This is necessary in the interest of our society and of the offender himself. A third view is that by committing a crime, a criminal has wronged society, owes a debt to it and must pay that debt by way of criminal payment. |
Subject(s)
Law |
Language
en |
Publisher
The Editorial Board, Law Students' Society, University of Jos, Nigeria. |
Relation
Volume 12;No. 12 2008 |
Identifier
978-327820 |
Repository
Jos - University of Jos
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