The Syrian Penal Code: Regressive Articles in the “Progressive” State
By Adnan Mouhiddin
when the Syrian government attempted to revoke article 548 of The Syrian Penal Code of 1949 in 2009, which had been used as a leverage to acquit males committing ‘honour killings’, the Syrian society strongly objected and consequently the government yielded to the public pressure by amending the Article in question rather than abolishing it all together.
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Syriology 