Mock trial for honor killing: the problem is in the mindset not in legislation

In collaboration with the Tripoli Bar Association, the Lebanese University School of Law and Political Sciences- organized in Tripoli a mock trial of an honor killing played by a number of students. The trial was held at the premises of the Bar Association, the Justice Palace, in the northern capital, in the presence of a large group of lawyers and law students. On the occasion, the school dean, Kamil Habib, outlined the adultery-related legal articles and their amendments, pointing out that the issue of honor is not legislative, rather it is the work of mind and heart of its holder. The society, Habib maintained, is trapped in the vicious circle of ill patterns, and awaits a cultural revolution that wipes out destructive traditions. Women, he said, are not the guardians of honor, and therefore, we should instead work on realizing equality with men. Honor, Habib concluded, requires the emancipation of Arab citizens through rebuilding a civil state based on the principles of equality, justice and the observance of the law. (Al Mustaqbal, June 1, 2016)