The crime of practicing magic and sorcery is a dangerous phenomenon that threatens security and social peace, as it exploits weak or needy individuals. It is not just popular superstitions, but rather practices and actions that harm others. To eliminate these crimes, deterrent laws must be enacted or current penal laws amended by allocating legal texts for this crime and imposing penalties that are commensurate with the nature of these crimes on the one hand, and work to spread awareness among individuals about the danger of these crimes to them and to the security of society on the other hand. The research on the crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment will be divided into two sections. The first section will be dedicated to defining the crime of practicing magic and sorcery, and will be further divided into two subsections. The first subsection will define the crime, while the second subsection will describe the forms of magic and sorcery and the characteristics of this crime.
The second section will examine the elements of the crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment, and will also be divided into two subsections. The first subsection will examine the elements of the crime, while the second subsection will describe the punishment for this crime.
SAHIB AL-HILALI,A JABBER. (2026). The crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment (a comparative study. AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences, 17(Issue: 2 part 1), 79-102. doi: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.168540.1538
MLA
SAHIB AL-HILALI,A JABBER. "The crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment (a comparative study", AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences, 17, Issue: 2 part 1, 2026, 79-102. doi: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.168540.1538
HARVARD
SAHIB AL-HILALI A JABBER. (2026). 'The crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment (a comparative study', AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences, 17(Issue: 2 part 1), pp. 79-102. doi: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.168540.1538
CHICAGO
A JABBER SAHIB AL-HILALI, "The crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment (a comparative study," AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences, 17 Issue: 2 part 1 (2026): 79-102, doi: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.168540.1538
VANCOUVER
SAHIB AL-HILALI A JABBER. The crime of practicing magic and sorcery and its punishment (a comparative study. AL-Qadisiya Journal For Law and Political Sciences. 2026;17(Issue: 2 part 1):79-102. doi: 10.63677/jqlap.2026.168540.1538