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Forgiveness work : mercy, law, and victims' rights in Iran, Arzoo Osanloo
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- Summary
- "A remarkable look at an understudied feature of the Iranian justice system, where forgiveness is as much a right of victims as retribution. Iran's criminal courts are notorious for meting out severe sentences-according to Amnesty International, the country has the world's highest rate of capital punishment per capita. Less known to outside observers, however, is the Iranian criminal code's recognition of forgiveness, where victims of violent crimes, or the families of murder victims, can request the state to forgo punishing the criminal. Forgiveness Work shows that in the Iranian justice system, forbearance is as much a right of victims as retribution. Drawing on extended interviews and first-hand observations of more than eighty murder trials, Arzoo Osanloo explores why some families of victims forgive perpetrators and how a wide array of individuals contribute to the fraught business of negotiating reconciliation. Based on Qur'anic principles, Iran's criminal codes encourage mercy and compel judicial officials to help parties reach a settlement. As no formal regulations exist to guide those involved, an informal cottage industry has grown around forgiveness advocacy. Interested parties-including attorneys, judges, social workers, the families of victims and perpetrators, and even performing artists-intervene in cases, drawing from such sources as scripture, ritual, and art to stir feelings of forgiveness. These actors forge new and sometimes conflicting strategies to secure forbearance, and some aim to reform social attitudes and laws on capital punishment. Forgiveness Work examines how an Islamic victim-centered approach to justice sheds light on the conditions of mercy"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691172040
- Label
- Forgiveness work : mercy, law, and victims' rights in Iran
- Title
- Forgiveness work
- Title remainder
- mercy, law, and victims' rights in Iran
- Statement of responsibility
- Arzoo Osanloo
- Subject
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- Iran
- Justice, Administration of
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law)
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law) -- Iran
- Justice, Administration of -- Iran
- Forgiveness
- Pardon (Islamic law)
- Pardon (Islamic law) -- Iran
- Pardon -- Iran
- Victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iran
- Pardon
- Forgiveness -- Iran
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A remarkable look at an understudied feature of the Iranian justice system, where forgiveness is as much a right of victims as retribution. Iran's criminal courts are notorious for meting out severe sentences-according to Amnesty International, the country has the world's highest rate of capital punishment per capita. Less known to outside observers, however, is the Iranian criminal code's recognition of forgiveness, where victims of violent crimes, or the families of murder victims, can request the state to forgo punishing the criminal. Forgiveness Work shows that in the Iranian justice system, forbearance is as much a right of victims as retribution. Drawing on extended interviews and first-hand observations of more than eighty murder trials, Arzoo Osanloo explores why some families of victims forgive perpetrators and how a wide array of individuals contribute to the fraught business of negotiating reconciliation. Based on Qur'anic principles, Iran's criminal codes encourage mercy and compel judicial officials to help parties reach a settlement. As no formal regulations exist to guide those involved, an informal cottage industry has grown around forgiveness advocacy. Interested parties-including attorneys, judges, social workers, the families of victims and perpetrators, and even performing artists-intervene in cases, drawing from such sources as scripture, ritual, and art to stir feelings of forgiveness. These actors forge new and sometimes conflicting strategies to secure forbearance, and some aim to reform social attitudes and laws on capital punishment. Forgiveness Work examines how an Islamic victim-centered approach to justice sheds light on the conditions of mercy"--
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- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1968-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Osanloo, Arzoo
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Forgiveness
- Pardon
- Victims
- Justice, Administration of
- Pardon (Islamic law)
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law)
- Forgiveness
- Justice, Administration of
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law)
- Pardon
- Pardon (Islamic law)
- Iran
- Label
- Forgiveness work : mercy, law, and victims' rights in Iran, Arzoo Osanloo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691172040
- Lccn
- 2020018759
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Note
- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1126211755
- Label
- Forgiveness work : mercy, law, and victims' rights in Iran, Arzoo Osanloo
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 339 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691172040
- Lccn
- 2020018759
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1126211755
Subject
- Iran
- Justice, Administration of
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law)
- Justice, Administration of (Islamic law) -- Iran
- Justice, Administration of -- Iran
- Forgiveness
- Pardon (Islamic law)
- Pardon (Islamic law) -- Iran
- Pardon -- Iran
- Victims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iran
- Pardon
- Forgiveness -- Iran
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