The Illuminated Background of an Honour Killing
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether honour killing amounts to murder under specific aggravating circumstances.
Outcome of the ruling
Honour killing amounts to murder under specific aggravating circumstances because the preservation of one’s honour is regarded as a base motive.
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Official citation
Regional Court Detmold, Judgement of 16 May 2012, 4 Ks 31 Js 1086/11 – 10/12 (LG Detmold, Urteil vom 16. Mai 2012, 4 Ks 31 Js 1086/11 -10/12)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Gender related violence Homicide Honour crimes Violence against women
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Silvia Tellenbach (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany)
Dr. Dr.h.c. Silvia Tellenbach is the long-time former Head of the Turkey, Iran and Arab States Unit at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law (presently: 'Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law').
Within the CUREDI project, she is using her expertise in criminal law in Germany to identify court decisions, where cultural and religious diversity issues were involved. In addition to writing templates on such cases, she acts as a reviewer and is a member of the CUREDI Editorial Board.