Investigating the Role of Retaliation in Protecting Human Rights

Abstract

Religion and human rights have different dimensions, one of which is the relationship between retribution and human rights. With the formation of the concept of human rights and the emergence of international assemblies, in some documents published by these assemblies, a tendency towards abolishing the death sentence from the list of punishments is observed. The criminalization of intentional murder, and the legalization and implementation of retaliation in Islam, make it clear that this punishment not only does not violate human rights, but on the contrary, one of its most important goals is to restore human rights. Of course, it cannot be denied that there are aspects of retaliation, such as the execution of children under the age of 18, the difference between men and women, infidels and Muslims, etc. But this contradiction can be removed by applying the reservation, requiring retribution with the permission of the ruler, and applying the most important rule.