Title Page
ABSTRACT
ABBREVIATIONS
Contents
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 12
1.1. General Introduction 12
1.2. Study objectives 15
1.3. Scopes and limitation of the study 15
1.4. Research Methodology 15
CHAPTER II: DEFINITION AND NATURE OF HONOR KILLINGS 17
2.1. Definition of Honor Killings 17
2.2. Nature of Honor Killings 19
2.2.1. The Nature of Honor in Arab Cultures 19
2.2.2. The Nature of Honor in the West 22
2.3. Type of Honor Killings 24
2.3.1. General cultural features 24
2.3.2. Special triggers of honor killings 26
CHAPTER III: INTERNATIONAL LAW FRAMEWORK ON HONOR KILLINGS ISSUE 30
3.1. International Human Rights Instruments 30
3.1.1. Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) 30
3.1.2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) 32
3.1.3. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 34
3.1.4. United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (DEVAW) 36
3.1.5. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) 38
3.2. Regional Legislative 40
3.2.1. Africa 40
3.2.2. European 44
3.3. Conclusion 48
CHAPTER IV: HONOR KILLINGS ISSUE IN JORDAN 50
4.1. Overview 50
4.1.1. Honor killing situation in Jordan 50
4.1.2. Jordanian Law in relation with other Middle East Countries 55
4.2. The Jordanian Penal Code (JPC) 55
4.2.1. Treatment provisions of the perpetrators 56
4.2.2. Mitigating excuses: Alternative in reducing the punishments 58
4.3. The Response to Honor Killings in Jordan 69
4.3.1. The Jordanian Authorities 69
4.3.2. Sisterhood is Global Institute (SIGI) 73
4.4. Conclusion 75
CHAPTER V: RECOMMENDATIONS 79
5.1. Abolish mitigating excuses in Article 340 and limit the scope of Article 98 79
5.2. Legislate direct provisions related to honor killings and protect women from discrimination 83
5.3. Educating both men and women to understand their rights and change the perspective toward honor killings 85
5.4. Ensuring that the police, the prosecutor or anyone who involve in handling with honor killings cases works efficiently. 86
5.5. Protecting potential victims by providing a safe shelter 87
CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSION 89
REFERENCES 92