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International Human Rights Law and Crimes Against Women in Turkey

Legislation on So-Called Honour Killings

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Produktbeschreibung

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. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers in the areas of international human rights law and feminist legal theory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780367551063
• ISBN-10: 0367551063
• Artikelnr.: 60000377

Autorenporträt

Ay¿e Güne¿ is Lecturer at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Bart¿n University, Turkey.

Inhaltsangabe

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