| Description |
x, 325 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Evolution of Victims' Rights -- I. The Victim through History -- II. The Rebirth of the Victim -- III. The Normative Basis for Victims' Rights -- IV. Victims' Rights and the Adversarial Process -- 2. The Right to Protection -- I. Protection from Victimisation -- II. Secondary Victimisation -- III. Conclusions -- 3. The Right to Participation -- I. Prosecution and Pre-Trial Processes -- II. The Trial Process -- III. Sentencing -- IV. Conclusions -- 4. The Right to Justice -- I. International Standards -- II. The Right to a Remedy in the Domestic Legal Order -- III. A Right to Truth? -- IV. Conclusions -- 5. The Right To Reparation -- I. Reparation as an International Standard -- II. Realising Reparation in the Criminal Justice System -- III. Rethinking Reparation -- IV. Conclusions -- 6. A Place For Victims' Rights? -- I. Victims' Rights and Adversarial Justice -- II. Alternative Approaches -- III. Looking to the Future |
| Summary |
"In recent times, the idea of 'victims' rights' has come to feature prominently in political, criminological and legal discourse, as well as being subject to regular media comment. The concept nevertheless remains inherently elusive, and there is still considerable ambiguity as to the origin and substance of such rights. This monograph deconstructs the nature and scope of the rights of victims of crime against the backdrop of an emerging international consensus on how victims ought to be treated and the role they ought to play. The essence of such rights is ascertained not only by surveying the plethora of international standards which deal specifically with crime victims, but also by considering the potential cross-applicability of standards relating to victims of abuse of power, with whom they have much in common. In this book Jonathan Doak considers the parameters of a number of key rights which international standards suggest victims ought to be entitled to. He then proceeds to ask whether victims are able to rely upon such rights within a domestic criminal justice system characterised by structures, processes and values which are inherently exclusionary, adversarial and punitive in nature."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-318) and index |
| Subject |
Victims of crimes -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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Human rights.
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| LC no. |
2008275105 |
| ISBN |
9781841136035 paperback |
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1841136034 paperback |
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