An insidious act of blood vengeance and its cultural background
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether a killing in a blood feud can be insidious (heimtückisch).
Outcome of the ruling
A killing in a blood feud can be insidious if the victim does not anticipate an attack in the specific circumstances and the perpetrator deliberately exploits his defencelessness and lack of suspicion to commit the crime.
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Official citation
Regional Court Dortmund, Judgement of 7 July 2003, C1/02 (LG Dortmund, Urteil vom 7. Juli 2003, C 1/02)
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Cultural background Clan Insidiousness
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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.