ABSTRACT Acclaimed for its progressive approach, the Zanardelli code of 1889 eliminated the death penalty, legalized strikes, and referenced reformation over retribution with regard to criminals. Paradoxically, however, Zanardelli’s code also ‘liberalized’ the parameters of ‘honour killing’ or delitto d’onore which allowed greatly reduced penalties for those who killed (primarily) female family members surprised in flagrant adultery or intercourse. Despite the Italian elites’ constant concern for law and order, the new code went further than pre-unitary laws, and with its adoption a woman could murder her spouse with equal ‘right’ as her husband, while fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, and even grandparents could likewise kill wayward female relatives with an expectation of extremely tolerant sentencing. The article explains this apparent paradox by stressing the importance of individual and family honour to Italian legislators as the moral and social cornerstone of their recently created country; a mindset also evident in their penchant for duelling.

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尊敬的谋杀案：delitto d'onore和1890年的Zanardelli密码

摘要1889年的扎纳德利法典因其先进的方法而倍受赞誉，它消除了死刑，合法化的罢工，并提到了对罪犯的报应改革。然而，自相矛盾的是，扎纳德利的代码也“放纵”了“荣誉杀人”或“轻罪”的参数，从而大大减少了对（主要是）因通奸或性交而感到惊讶的女性家庭成员的死刑。尽管意大利精英一直关注法律和秩序，但新法规比统一法更进一步，通过该法规，妇女可以以与丈夫同等的“权利”谋杀其配偶，而父亲，母亲，姐妹，兄弟，甚至祖父母也可能以极度宽容的判刑杀害任性的女性亲戚。本文通过强调个人​​和家庭荣誉对意大利立法者作为其最近创建的国家的道德和社会基石的重要性来解释这一明显的悖论；他们对决斗的倾向也很明显。