Dynamics within the Family in a Case of Honour Killing
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether the assumption that the perpetrator in an honour killing case had carried out the decision of a family council should play a role in sentencing.
Outcome of the ruling
The fact that the 20-year-old perpetrator did not decide and plan the execution of the crime but executed the decision of a family council was taken into consideration in his favour when fixing his punishment.
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Official citation
Regional Court Hagen , Criminal Division with lay judges, Judgment of 19 January 2010, 52 KLs 400 Js 552/08 -9/09 (LG Hagen, Schwurgericht, Urteil vom 19. Januar 2010, 52 KLs 400 Js 552/08 -9/09)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Homicide Honour crimes Sentencing
Tag(s):
Lebanese Kurds Family council Base motives
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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.