International Human Rights Law and Crimes Against Women in Turkey

Legislation on So-Called Honour Killings
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-55107-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

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.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Güne¿, Ay¿e

Günes, Ayse

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Bürgerliches Recht Familienrecht Scheidungsrecht, Unterhaltsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Theoretical Framework: Analysis of ‘Honour Killings’ in the Context of Feminist-Legal Theory

3 Analysis of Honour Killings within the Context of International Legislation: From CEDAW to the Istanbul Convention

4 The Challenges of the Turkish Legislation on ‘Honour Killings’ Prior to Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

5 Legal Implications of Turkey’s Accession to the Istanbul Convention: Challenges to Preventing ‘Honour Killings’

6 Recommendations and Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Ayse Günes is Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bartin University, Turkey.