Audrey Viera
December 2, 2014
Philosophy 337I
Dr. Mirvish
Honor Killing
Honor killings allows for the idea of honor to take precedence over an individuals right to live. Honor killing does not develop from and is not supported from a religion. It is a cultural occurrence that develops when a society emphasizes honor on ideals such as sexual purity and religious expectations. It can occur in many different religions or denominations of a certain religion. Though honor killing can have victims of all sexes, ages, and religions there is a predominance of Islamic women who fall victim. Honor killing is a difficult subject to discuss because of religious implications and fear of limiting religious expression. The human right violations that occur …show more content…
Phyllis Chesler in “World Wide Trends of Honor Killing” explained that these institutions practice a policy of “enforced silence on all matter of religious, cultural, or communal sensitivity.” Women are expected to maintain cultural traditions such as wearing very modest garments and not receiving an education while modern day men in the same society would not be questioned if they chose to become more “westernized”. The different expectations of the sexes are an example of unjust female behavior regulation. “Up to 1981 when Article 442 of the penal code came into force, the Italian law, by Article 587, attributed a special status to this kind of crime providing for a reduction from 24 to 7 years in prison if a murder was committed in the name of honour (Basile 2010; Bettiga-Boukerbout, as cited in Ishaq 2010).” (Caffaro pg 299) . Federica Caffaro explains that societies who have a large amount of honor killing have made special expectation in law and punishment regarding these crimes. The reduction of capital punishment for honor killing allows this crime to be more accepted in …show more content…
However there is a strong pattern of male dominance and patriarchal views in areas where honor killing is predominant. “The idea that it is the husband who has to provide for the family is still widespread, and early and/or forced marriages, bride price, and virginity testing continue to be quite common, especially in Eastern and South-Eastern rural areas.” (Caffaro p 299). The belief of male dominance allows women in these countries to be dispensable if they begin to not abide by male regulations, which has a strong correlation with the justification of honor
December 2, 2014
Philosophy 337I
Dr. Mirvish
Honor Killing
Honor killings allows for the idea of honor to take precedence over an individuals right to live. Honor killing does not develop from and is not supported from a religion. It is a cultural occurrence that develops when a society emphasizes honor on ideals such as sexual purity and religious expectations. It can occur in many different religions or denominations of a certain religion. Though honor killing can have victims of all sexes, ages, and religions there is a predominance of Islamic women who fall victim. Honor killing is a difficult subject to discuss because of religious implications and fear of limiting religious expression. The human right violations that occur …show more content…
Phyllis Chesler in “World Wide Trends of Honor Killing” explained that these institutions practice a policy of “enforced silence on all matter of religious, cultural, or communal sensitivity.” Women are expected to maintain cultural traditions such as wearing very modest garments and not receiving an education while modern day men in the same society would not be questioned if they chose to become more “westernized”. The different expectations of the sexes are an example of unjust female behavior regulation. “Up to 1981 when Article 442 of the penal code came into force, the Italian law, by Article 587, attributed a special status to this kind of crime providing for a reduction from 24 to 7 years in prison if a murder was committed in the name of honour (Basile 2010; Bettiga-Boukerbout, as cited in Ishaq 2010).” (Caffaro pg 299) . Federica Caffaro explains that societies who have a large amount of honor killing have made special expectation in law and punishment regarding these crimes. The reduction of capital punishment for honor killing allows this crime to be more accepted in …show more content…
However there is a strong pattern of male dominance and patriarchal views in areas where honor killing is predominant. “The idea that it is the husband who has to provide for the family is still widespread, and early and/or forced marriages, bride price, and virginity testing continue to be quite common, especially in Eastern and South-Eastern rural areas.” (Caffaro p 299). The belief of male dominance allows women in these countries to be dispensable if they begin to not abide by male regulations, which has a strong correlation with the justification of honor