Victim's Rights - Comparative Approach within EU Legislation

Usually is talking about offender rights and rarely about victim's rights. This study aims to analyse victim's rights especially in Romanian legislation from all points of view. Having involuntary fallen victim to crime, the person is often unaware of what information is available. It is...

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Main Author: Monica Pocora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2014-05-01
Series:EIRP Proceedings
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Online Access:http://proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1556/1408
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Summary:Usually is talking about offender rights and rarely about victim's rights. This study aims to analyse victim's rights especially in Romanian legislation from all points of view. Having involuntary fallen victim to crime, the person is often unaware of what information is available. It is therefore important that the onus is not put on the victim to request a certain piece of information. Victims of crimes need to have their important role in the criminal proceedings and he or she has to know about the extension of them rights. Not least, the study is focus on the right of the victim to receive information, not to be made responsible for the practicalities surrounding its delivery.
ISSN:2067-9211
2069-9344