Foreign News: Honor and Duels

"In cases not foreseen by the Penal Code, if publications or revelations are made by newspapers or others which constitute an infringement of personal honor, the duel which follows on invitation of the offended party is exempt from judicial pursuit."

This is the wording of a bill introduced into the Grand National Assembly at Angora by Deputy Ali Said Bey.

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