CRIMINALIZATION AS A TOOL FOR CONSOLIDATING SOCIAL VALUES
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.6360Keywords:
Social Reality, Criminal Rule, Family Cohesion, Filial Disobedience, Low-Quality Content, Criminalization of Usury, Exploiting Marriage and Divorce ContractsAbstract
The interrelation between criminal rule and social reality is no longer limited to the attainment of its classic purposes; it has become a social tool that helps to oppose and make negative values illegal; and to reinforce positive values based on the national morals, religion, and traditions. In this context, contemporary criminal policy has shifted into making behaviors that violate the societal morals, social unity, and economic well-being criminal offenses, not just on the basis of their material injury. The research problem is whether the criminal rule can carry out this role and to what extent it has its boundaries in the face of the new social and cultural changes. Based on this, the study aims at analyzing the models of socially oriented criminalization in the Iraqi laws, comparing it with other legal systems to prove that they succeed in strengthening social values and finally the study offers solutions that can improve the role of criminalization in the area.
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