IN THE HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, THE DEATH PENALTY

Abstract

Human life is the most precious and incomparable blessing. Death is the final part of life and is closely related to it, that is, there is life and death is inevitable. The death penalty is one of the oldest forms of punishment known to mankind and has been used by countless people. The death penalty was used long before the criminal law in its current interpretation. Historical sources indicate that the death penalty has long been used as a form of punishment. According to experts, the causes of the death penalty should be traced to the revenge of people or families. But the task of revenge did not last long in the family. With the advent of the state, the death penalty became the sole prerogative of the state. Preliminary data on the death penalty date back to about the same period as the first states.