ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the use of restorative justice programmes for cases of honour-based violence and forced marriages in Norway. After providing an overview of the current situation in the area of immigration and diversity in Norway, the chapter examines the legislative and policy developments in the area of honour-based violence and forced marriages in the country. The major instruments and institutions set up to combat this form of violence are presented together with their main shortcomings. The lively institutional discussion on the use of mediation and restorative justice for such crimes is also analysed, with a particular focus on the model of cross-cultural transformative mediation, developed in Denmark by the Afghani-Danish mediator Farwha Nielsen. The last part of the chapter examines two case studies making use of restorative programmes for cases of honour-based violence and forced marriages. The first one concerns a ministerial pilot project experimenting with restorative dialogues on 42 conflicts of this type. The second one presents the activity of a mediation agency, which provides support to victims, engaging in a dialogue with their families.
