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International Human Rights Law and Crimes Against Women in Turkey - Legislation on So-Called Honour Killings (Paperback)
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International Human Rights Law and Crimes Against Women in Turkey - Legislation on So-Called Honour Killings (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
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This book evaluates the effectiveness of current international
human rights law, and in particular the recent Istanbul Convention,
in eradicating so-called honour killings in Turkey. So-called
'honour killings' have become an issue of concern for the
international community. In Turkey, in particular, the practice
still exists despite the adoption of the relevant human rights
instruments. The book argues that the improvement of the status of
women in Turkey in accordance with gender equality as well as the
application of the principle of state due diligence, both
requirements of the Istanbul Convention and international human
rights law, are fundamental means towards eradicating the killing
of women in the name of 'honour'. Using feminist approaches, in
particular the intersectionality approach, the study looks at the
application of such standards as well as the current obstacles.
Through such a lens, the study discusses the strengths and
weaknesses of the Turkish Constitution, Turkish Civil Code, Turkish
Penal Code and Law to Protect Family and Prevent Violence Against
Women and questions the judicial approach to the implementation of
the women's right to life. It identifies the lacunae in the Turkish
legislation that allow inadequate legal protection for women and
the inconsistency of the judicial approach to the definition of the
so-called honour killings in the judgements. The study then
recommends some concrete amendments to the relevant legal
provisions in order to better reflect the international framework
and the feminist approaches. The book will be a valuable resource
for academics, researchers and policy-makers in the areas of
international human rights law and feminist legal theory.
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