The hammer weight. Capital punishment in Afghanistan, Iran and Nigeria

• Autor(a) principal: Moraes, Thiago Perez Bernardes de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Thesis Juris
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.uninove.br/thesisjuris/article/view/10841
• topic: Afghanistan; Iran; Nigeria; Afeganistão; Irã; Nigéria

Since the beginning of human history, the death penalty has presented itself as a means to punish the most diverse transgressions. In the second half of the twentieth century, an abolitionist tendency in relation to capital punishment emerged, which led many countries to ratify international treaties and also to abolish the death penalty in their legislation. This brief essay discusses the use of the death penalty in Afghanistan, Iran and Nigeria. In common, these are countries that are retained in relation to capital punishment and that are repeatedly accused of not providing the safeguards imposed by international law. These three countries are significantly influenced by Sharia law, which is directly reflected in the pattern of criminal punishment, where the death penalty is mandatory for a number of situations (including non-heinous crimes).