Cultural Considerations in Juvenile Justice: A Case Analysis of an Afghan Young Adult
by Silvia Tellenbach
Question(s) at stake
Whether certain outcomes of an offender’s upbringing, influenced by cultural customs in his or her country of origin, can be regarded as harmful inclinations in the context of juvenile criminal law.
Outcome of the ruling
Certain outcomes of the offender’s upbringing, influenced by cultural customs in his or her country of origin, can be regarded as harmful inclinations in the context of juvenile criminal law.
Country:
Official citation
Regional Court Hamburg, 17th Grand Criminal Division, Judgment of 29 August 2016, 617 KLs 11/16 jug. (LG Hamburg, 17. Große Strafkammer, Urteil vom 29. August 2016, 617 KLs 11/16 jug.)
Topic(s)
Keywords:
Bodily harm Sexual abuse (child/adult)
Tag(s):
Afghan Juvenile criminal law New Year’s Eve Fixing of penalties
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.