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Where is the Honour in Honour Killings?
By Maithili Parikh, Government Law College, Mumbai. Since time immemorial, the two most influential institutions of the Indian society, namely, traditions and customs, and law have been at loggerheads with each other. Several of the traditionally deep-rooted Indian customs have come under the scrutiny of human rights law and constitutional law, be it sati or the caste…