| Abstract: | This study of homicide and major crime in the Sudan embraces the many diverse ethnic groups that constitute the Sudanese population. The facts were taken from trial cases where rules of procedure and evidence put a legal framework; therefore meny of the subtle nuances of human behaviour involved with homicide and violence are missing. Sections of the paper: Ethnicity and homicide - The law of homicide in the Sudan - Profile of the sample of homicide cases - Sudanese homicide and major crime: analysis with reference to social systems and cultural values (Insult cases; Sex-related cases: Cases related to property) - Summary. Appendices; Ref. |