Journal Citation:
29 SUFFOLK TRANSNATIONAL LAW REVIEW, 53-77 (2005).
This note discusses honour killings, defined by the author as "a culturally rooted practice where a male kills a female relative whose virtue has come into question in order to preserve the family honour". The author begins by providing historical background of honour killing and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. She then examines current laws that apply to honour killing in Jordan and Pakistan, demonstrating that state laws in both countries violate CEDAW. She argues that CEDAW alone is insufficient to end honour killing; domestic state laws must also be amended in order to stop the violence against women. [Descriptors: Violence Against Women, Asia].