Hederns lagar
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesisAlternative title
Laws of Honor (English)
Abstract [en]
In 2020, it has been confirmed that approximately 240,000 people in Sweden
are exposed to some kind of honor-related violence that can, in the worst case, lead to another persons death. The report claims that the dark figure is much higher than what the existing figures show.
In this essay there will be a couple of cases that will be presented. The cases has a huge part of the Swedish legal system and attitude change towards honor-related violence and honor killing. The reasoning around the cases will be presented in order for the reader to gain knowledge and concretization of the Swedish state's approach to these cases.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 47
Keywords [sv]
Hedersrelaterat brott, hedersbrott, hedersmord, kvinnofrid, hedersförtryck
National Category
Other Legal Research Criminology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-1320OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ths-1320DiVA, id: diva2:1559493
Subject / course
Human Rights
Educational program
Master’s Programme in Human Rights
Presentation
, stockholm
Supervisors
Examiners
2021-06-092021-06-022025-02-20Bibliographically approved