power vacuum after the fall of communism led to the resurgence of traditional Kanun law of an eye for an eye
No one will ever know how it all began, and in an original way, the disagreement is not serious, now that blood has been spilled. But there Ismet (not her real name). Ismet be 16, which is a problem. Becoming an adult means that you must bear the burden of the family heritage and responsibility. Look indifferent to the approach of the school door in a village a few miles from Shkodra, the main town in northwestern Albania. But before you begin your story, walk down the street, out of sight of other students.
Ismet looks down while talking. "I'm not sure what to say. I am blamed for something I did not," he begins. Their problems are due to his father. In July 2001, the latter was involved in a dispute with his two brothers in a nearby town, a confused history of the land where his father had been usurped.
There had been previous disputes between the two families, but the insults and threats have become violent. After killing the two brothers, father Ismet is hidden in the mountains for two years. Tried in absentia, was sentenced to life imprisonment and later arrested. Justice of the state had something to say, but justice is not private. Over the last 10 years, the family of two brothers was killed demanding vengeance.
Albania, which hopes to make its application for membership of EU officials this year, made a radical break with its communist past. But the quarrels, one of their most ingrained habits are still very much alive, demanding an eye for an eye in an endless spiral of grief. Only an insult or a violation of public morality can not justify the bloodshed. The ancient Kanun code, which ruled the country life in Albania for five centuries, still dominates, especially in the mountainous north.
This complex system of customary law, once governed all life: wealth, trade, marriage and crime. "The Kanun has survived so long because it's a way of preserving cultural identity and legal," says the writer Besnik Mustafaj. In the capital, Tirana, Nebi Bardosh anthropologist describes as "a form of opposition to any form of state law, not only the Ottoman law "- the countries that gained independence in 1912, after four centuries of Ottoman rule. "The Kanun is related to the religion of blood, which is only one aspect of the fight," he added. "The law is based on two pillars. Fair treatment between men and reciprocity "
This system did not provide the endless parade. On the contrary, since the beginning gave way to the mediation, through the council of elders. A promise of safety (
kisses
) may be granted to certain members of a clan. But tradition has dried and all that remains is the idea of ??revenge. "After death," said Ismet grandfather, the Kalter, "I went to the house of two brothers on two occasions. I told them that there was no problem between us and his family. I tried to negotiate, but even sitting as usual. "
Kalter
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