Concept of Punishment

Yolanda Hendartin (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Muhammad Faiz Al Maisi (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Ananda Tama Rizky (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Meldyana Permata Abdillah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)

Jurnal Sahabat ISNU SU
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): ISNU Jurnal Sahabat September

Sentencing is an important part of criminal law. This is because sentencing is the culmination of the entire process of holding someone guilty of committing a crime accountable. "A criminal law without sentencing would more simply be a declaratory system pronouncing people guilty without any formal consequences following that guilt." Criminal law without sentencing means declaring someone guilty without any definite consequences for their guilt. Thus, the concept of guilt has a significant influence on the imposition of punishment and the process of its implementation. If guilt is understood as "blameable," then here punishment is the "embodiment of that blame."