What is it about?
Looks at the role of the courts in sentencing HBV perpetrators and the sentencing guidelines the judiciary use when sentencing. Calls for new or revised sentencing guidelines in view of HBV and honour killings in the UK.
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Why is it important?
The article is important as it considers legal reform and how the law can be used as an additional measure to tackle and address HBV and honour killings in the UK and bring perpetrators to justice. Currently, legal reforms in this area are lacking in the UK despite the recent criminalisation of forced marriages.
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This page is a summary of: Sentencing Guidelines for HBV and Honour Killings, The Journal of Criminal Law, June 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0022018315586167.
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