No Discussion of the Existence of Base Motives in an Honour Killing Case – Individual Mistake of a Court or Pattern?
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether the motive of restoring one’s honour is a base motive.
Outcome of the ruling
The motive of restoring one’s honour is a base motive
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Federal Court of Justice, 5. Division, Judgment of 22 July 2020, 5 StR 543/19 (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH, 5.Strafsenat, Urteil vom 22. Juli 2020, 5 StR 543/19)
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Keywords:
Homicide Honour crimes Sentencing Aggravating circumstances
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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.