Unlawful termination of pregnancy under the Albanian customary law

Albanian customary law includes the entirety of unwritten norms and rules, passed over generations, which have regulated social relations in a range of provinces of Albania. Albanian customary law is one of the oldest laws, which has also influenced the development and formation of later justice in the Albanian state. The Albanian customary law is divided into several codes (kanuns), the most well-known is the Code of Lekë Dugagjini, the Code of Skanderbeg, etc. If these Codes (kanuns) are analyzed, which are a part of the Albanian customary law, it emerges that they have dealt with topics that still represent an area of interest for foreign and local researchers for our society. Termination of pregnancy or abortion, is today one of the worrying phenomena that human society is facing. Therefore, in this paper, will be addressed the issue of abortion within the framework of Albanian customary law, with particular emphasis on the Code of Lekë Dukagjini and the Code of Skanderbeg.