| Honour |
| Crimes, Paradigms, and Violence against Women |
| Edited by Lynn Welchman and Sara Hossain |
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Scholars and students of Women’s Studies and Human Rights as well as lawyers, policy-makers, and activists. |
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Honour brings together the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organizations working in diverse regions and contexts to combat ‘crimes of honour’. The book examines strategies of response to such manifestations of violence against women, focusing largely on ‘honour killings’, forced marriages, and the related use of ‘honour’ and ‘provocation’ as a legal defence in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and South Asia. This timely book highlights activist and practice-orientated academic perspectives from both the South and the North.
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For sale in Pakistan only |
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| About the Author / Editor |
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Dr Lynn Welchman is a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Law at the Law Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies and Co-Director of the CIMEL/INTERIGHTS ‘Crimes of Honour’ Project. She was formerly the Director of the Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Sara Hossain is a barrister practising at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Co-Director of the CIMEL/INTERIGHTS ‘Honour Crimes’Project. She has been involved in a number of cases related to forced marriage and has written and spoken widely on this subject. |
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| Hardback | 398 pages | ISBN: 9780195475005 | Price: Rs.595.00 | |
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