Honorless Honor Killings in Jordan

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Author(s): Abhishek Kumar (Amity University, Haryana, India)and Aishna Arora (GLA University, Mathura, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 24
Source title: Criminological Analyses on Global Honor Killing
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Somesh Dhamija (GLA University, India), Tarun Pratap Yadav (GLA University, India), Jae-Seung Lee (Miami University, USA), Harshita Singh (Amity University, India)and Myunghoon Roh (Salve Regina University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-7240-1.ch008

Keywords: Criminal Science and Forensics / Criminology & Victimology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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This study examines Jordan's socio-political stance of honor in order to understand how Jordanian culture, which is both sophisticated and based on traditional values, constructs meanings around honor killings. The majority of current research on honor crimes in Jordan suggests that not much has been learned or figured out about the relationship between the law in Jordan, honor crimes, and the perceptions of these offences among Jordanians. In order to better explore prospects for legislation and policy that would diminish these crimes, this chapter thoroughly examines the aspects that potentially explain the frequency, reasons, and persistence of honor killings in Jordan. It highlights the disparity between the nation's social and legal laws on the penalty of honor crimes, as well as the gender inequality that exists in the nation. It also sheds light on the relationship between Middle Eastern civilizations and ways of life and the prevalence of crimes done in a badge of honor. The study is predicated on a detailed analysis of court proceedings from 1993 to 2010.

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