Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach

This paper aims to discuss the issue of alternatives to custodial sentences from a maqasidi approach. It assesses the consistency of this concept with the philosophy of Islamic criminal legislation and the viability of its application in light of the concept of crime and punishment in Islamic law. I...

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Main Author: Boukerroucha, Halima
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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Published: 2014
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description This paper aims to discuss the issue of alternatives to custodial sentences from a maqasidi approach. It assesses the consistency of this concept with the philosophy of Islamic criminal legislation and the viability of its application in light of the concept of crime and punishment in Islamic law. In doing so, the paper define custodial sentences in contemporary legislation. It then analyses the concept of imprisonment in the Quran and Sunnah and the practices of the companions. It also assesses the impact of the custodial sentences in modern practices with the aim to identify the conditions and parameters for the alternatives within the framework of maqasid al-Shariah in general and the maqasid of punishments in particular.
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spelling iium-419852018-05-24T05:12:41Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/ Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach Boukerroucha, Halima KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim This paper aims to discuss the issue of alternatives to custodial sentences from a maqasidi approach. It assesses the consistency of this concept with the philosophy of Islamic criminal legislation and the viability of its application in light of the concept of crime and punishment in Islamic law. In doing so, the paper define custodial sentences in contemporary legislation. It then analyses the concept of imprisonment in the Quran and Sunnah and the practices of the companions. It also assesses the impact of the custodial sentences in modern practices with the aim to identify the conditions and parameters for the alternatives within the framework of maqasid al-Shariah in general and the maqasid of punishments in particular. 2014-11-19 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/8/DrHalimaAIKOL14.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/11/ICLOC_-_Program_Book.pdf Boukerroucha, Halima (2014) Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach. In: International Conference on Law, Order and Criminal Justice 2014, 19th - 20th November 2014, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
Boukerroucha, Halima
Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title_full Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title_fullStr Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title_full_unstemmed Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title_short Alternatives to custodial sentences: a Maqasidi approach
title_sort alternatives to custodial sentences: a maqasidi approach
topic KBP470 Law reform. Criticism. Tanzim
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/8/DrHalimaAIKOL14.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/41985/11/ICLOC_-_Program_Book.pdf