Capital Cases in the Maldives from a Therapeutic Lens

Section 92 of the Maldives Penal Code (9/2014) reserves capital penalty for the most serious homicides, and the law tries to reduce the imposition of capital punishment by rigidifying the procedural requirement. However, the case law demonstrates a contra effect. Whether the inconsistency is due to the criminal policy being too punitive or the understanding of Sharia is unknown. The article tries to gain insight into the opportunities provided for both victim and offender and their effect on the case outcome. It further aims to reflect and inform the current laws and practices using literature on therapeutic jurisprudence. 
Keywords: Criminal Procedure; Sharia Law; Therapeutic Jurisprudence; Capital Trial 
eISSN: 2398-4287© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. 
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