Punishment (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
12 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
12 cards from this deck
Islamic legal framework based on Qur'an teachings
Islamic legal framework based on Qur'an teachings
Shari'ah law
Principle UK law is based on (contrast to Shari'ah)
Principle UK law is based on (contrast to Shari'ah)
Secular principles
Justice where punishment matches crime severity
Justice where punishment matches crime severity
Proportional justice
Type of justice punishment serves in Islam (not revenge)
Type of justice punishment serves in Islam (not revenge)
Divine justice
Purpose of punishment: establishing order & reducing crime
Purpose of punishment: establishing order & reducing crime
Building a peaceful community
Punishment goal: encouraging offenders to reform & change
Punishment goal: encouraging offenders to reform & change
Personal transformation
Punishment purpose: acknowledging crime & repairing harm
Punishment purpose: acknowledging crime & repairing harm
Making amends
Considering specific circumstances of a crime
Considering specific circumstances of a crime
Situational ethics
Surah 2:178 establishes this concept
Surah 2:178 establishes this concept
Legal retribution & proportional justice
What consistent justice maintains in community
What consistent justice maintains in community
Trust & social stability
What punishment enables victims to receive
What punishment enables victims to receive
Appropriate retribution
What shapes attitudes towards justice & punishment
What shapes attitudes towards justice & punishment
Cultural & religious contexts