The absent father - a case of co-perpetratorship in honour killing
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether the father of the victim, who did not actively commit the criminal act himself, can be punished as a co-perpetrator of murder under specific aggravating circumstances.
Outcome of the ruling
The father of the victim, who did not actively commit the criminal act himself, can be punished as a co-perpetrator of murder under specific aggravating circumstances.
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Official citation
Regional Court Kleve, Judgment of 29 December 2009, 170 Kls -101 Js 105/09 10/09 (LG Kleve, Urteil vom 29.Dezember 2009, 170 Kls -101 Js 105/09-10/09)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Gender related violence Homicide Honour crimes Violence against women
Tag(s):
Base motives Co-perpetratorship
Bibliographic information
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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.