Thou Shalt Not Execute
Hebrew Law Perspective on Capital Punishment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9681435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edna Erez (0000-0003-4320-0419, Institute of Criminology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-44 |
| Publication date | 1981-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-1384 • E-ISSN: 1745-9125 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1981.tb00402.x |
| OpenAlex | W1505274954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article discusses the historical developments in the approach of Hebrew law to capital punishment. It presents the biblical principles and modes of capital punishment, and discusses subsequent reforms and innovations of the Talmudic and post‐ Talmudic scholars. The sanctity and invaluableness of life, so fundamental to Hebrew law, did not allow for the substitution of any other type of punishment for death. Reluctance to impose death penalties was expressed in various procedural and substantive legal requirements for conviction in capital cases, requirements that rendered the imposition of the death penalty virtually impossible. The few exceptions to this practice were noted and the relevance of Hebrew law to secular law in contemporary society is discussed
Art · Capital (architecture · Capital punishment · Conviction · Hebrew · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Punishment (psychology · Relevance (law · Sociology · Classics · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · History · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2015 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |