The Unwritten Law in Albania

Hasluck, Margaret; Hutton, Jocelyn

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“…The origin of the Albanian canon and blood feud can be traced back to the late Middle Ages, before the Ottoman rule (Hasluck, 1954). During this period, Albanian society was organized around tribal and family units and the Canon played a decisive role in regulating social relations and resolving conflicts (Kaser, 1994).…”

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A Historical Analysis of the Albanian Canon and Blood Feud From the Ottoman Period to the Present Day

Kurtishaj

2023

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<div><p>This paper aims to provide a historical analysis of the Albanian canon and blood feud from the pre-Ottoman period to the present day, examining the various factors that have influenced their development over time.</p></div><p>Relying on a variety of primary and secondary sources, this research shows the sustainability of these practices in the face of social, political and legal changes throughout the history of Albania.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong> Albanian canon, blood feud, the periods of Canon.</p>

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Section: Pre-ottoman Periodmentioning

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A Historical Analysis of the Albanian Canon and Blood Feud From the Ottoman Period to the Present Day

Kurtishaj

2023

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“…Moreover, it is the offender's entire group, rather than the individual offender, that bears responsibility.! The standard response to an injury, therefore, is either a comparable injury inflicted on any member of the offender's clan, or a collective payment to the victim's clan (Black-Michaud 1975;Boehm 1987;Campbell 1964;Evans-Pritchard 1940;Fortes 1945;Gluckman 1955;Hasluck 1954;Miller 1990;Peters 1967;Unsal 1990). Group conflict thus emerges deterministically from the web of relationships governing social life, even when the triggering event involves just two individuals.…”

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Collective Violence and Group Solidarity: Evidence from A Feuding Society

Gould

1999

Am Sociol Rev

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Sociological explanations of group conflict usually presuppose that the various factors that breed hostility between collectivities also generate internal solidarity. Outside of the protest literature, studies of conflict therefore pay little attention to the collective-action problem facing groups in contention, and therefore overestimate the likelihood of group conflict: Intergroup struggle is implicitly regarded as a sufficient condition for group participation in violent conflict. Examination of nineteenth-century court documents from Corsica, a society known for its tradition of collectivist feuding, shows that violent incidents typically did not involve groups. The group character of violence—in the form of collaborative use of lethal force and inclusion of disputants’ kin—was conditional on collective contention having occurred before violence began. This and other empirical patterns support the view that collective violence occurs when group action fails to convince an adversary to back down. The failure to prevent escalation calls the group's solidarity into question, compelling members to demonstrate that they are able to overcome their collective-action problem.

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COMPENSATION AND THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF MISFORTUNE**Reprinted (with minor revision) by permission of the Law and Society Association from the Law and Society Review 21 (Number 4,1987): 563–584.This essay was originally prepared for a symposium entitled “Issues in Compensatory Justice,” held at the University of Virginia on January 27,1986. The symposium was organized and chaired by Ravindra S. Khare and sponsored by the Committee on the Comparative Study of the Individual and Society of the University's C

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The Social Structure of Right and Wrong

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The Unwritten Law in Albania

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A Historical Analysis of the Albanian Canon and Blood Feud From the Ottoman Period to the Present Day

A Historical Analysis of the Albanian Canon and Blood Feud From the Ottoman Period to the Present Day

Collective Violence and Group Solidarity: Evidence from A Feuding Society

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