Philosophy of death penalty through a look at the criminal law of Iran

Death penalty is disputed retribution between the chain of retributions with different execution styles has accompanied humans throughout history with numerous followers and opponents. In the last decades disputes between the followers and opponents between the followers and opponents of this retribution has continued more extensively. The result of these fundamental disputes of the opponents and elimination of this retribution from the criminal law or in some cases, despite keeping it in texts. The execution is eliminated. This article focuses on the death penalty while looking for attaining the philosophy of death penalty by utilizing the two major views of retributivism and utilitarianism in philosophy of retribution and it’s reconciliation with each of the two views mentioned before. The results indicate the although death penalty is mostly accordant to the objectives of utilitarianism like incapacitation and relative compatibility with preventing through intimidation, it is corresponding more with the opponent view that is retributivism. Revocation or undermining the routine futuristic justifications of life deprivation punishment, can help legislator remove or at least limit the punishment.