Title of article :
PENALTY FOR SODOMY IN OTTOMAN LAW
Author/Authors :
avci, mustafa selçuk üniversitesi - hukuk fakültesi, Turkey
Abstract :
Islam forbids all kinds of extramarital sexual intercourse except for those based on legitimate marriage – including sodomy –, considers such illegitimate acts as sinful, and imposes deterrent penalties Sodomy was also regarded as an offense in Ottoman law, which prescribed and administered tazir punishment for such offenses in accordance with the views of Abu Hanifa
Keywords :
Islamic Law , Ottoman Law , Sodomy , Crime , Penalty.
Journal title :
Selcuk University, Journal Of The Faculty Of Law
Journal title :
Selcuk University, Journal Of The Faculty Of Law
