Revisiting the Inevitability of Punishment for Criminal Offense: An Ethical Understanding of the Problem

The author presents a critical examination and justification for his dissenting stance toward the thesis proposed by I.M. Ragimov, A.N. Savenkov, and H.D. Alikperov in their article titled “Etiology of Individual Criminal Behavior: A Different Perspective” (State and Law, 2023;(9):112-125. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520027657-3). This thesis posits that the perpetrator inevitably faces a lifetime of punishment for the crime committed. However, while the author acknowledges the value of the aforementioned article in its entirety, along with its other propositions and conclusions, he calls on fellow legal scholars to engage in a wide-ranging discourse on these matters.