This lesson discusses criminal penalties. The most important of such penalties is capital punishment, of which Iran has one of the highest rates of use on Earth. The lesson takes a look at death penalty statistics in Iran, exploring the theoretical foundations used by proponents and opponents of capital punishment and highlighting the fundamental difference between the death penalty and public execution. The lesson goes on to examine the practical and theoretical problems inherent to capital punishment and the experiences of other countries in this regard.
This lesson is devoted to the basic concepts of legal sociology. The lesson introduces the founding fathers...