US EditionAfghan Taliban’s New Penal Code Is Structurally Unjust and Intellectually Inconsistent
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Rasool Parsi With the publication of the Taliban’s code of conduct, the sensitivity of critics and opponents of this group has once again increased. One of the most sensitive parts of this code of conduct is the implicit references to the return of relations known in traditional jurisprudence as slavery. In response to this issue, two main views have emerged. First, there is the Taliban’s view that, by selectively relying on jurisprudential text…
Taliban’s New Law Legalises Slavery in Afghanistan
Taliban rule in Afghanistan has taken a darker legal turn with the introduction of a new Criminal Procedure Code that formally embeds social hierarchy or slavery into the justice system. The law, signed by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada earlier this month, restructures criminal accountability around class and religious status rather than the nature of the crime itself. Human rights organizations say the code effectively legalizes d…
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