victim rights
Harmed party entitlements
Victim rights, more commonly called victims' rights, refers to the legal protections and entitlements afforded to people who have been harmed by criminal acts.
These typically include the right to be notified of court proceedings, to be present at trial, to make impact statements during sentencing, and to receive restitution from the offender.
The victims' rights movement emerged in the 1970s as a counterbalance to what many perceived as a criminal justice system focused too heavily on defendants' rights.
- protective ordersCourt-issued safety mandates
- no contact orderProhibition on communication
- right to counselDefendant's guaranteed legal representation
- legal aidFree attorney services
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
survivor · compensation · peer support groups · empowerment · counseling · shelter programs · crisis hotlines · witness protection · safety planning · safe space · advocate · healing · shield · educational workshops · witness · testimony · speak out · day in court
- international lawinternational law, treaty, treaties, conventions, protocols
- judicial reformjudicial reform, court reform, justice reform, legal reform, judicial independence
- law and societysocial control, legal institutions, legal systems, social order, rule of law
- women's lawgender equality, gender discrimination, domestic violence, sexual harassment, pay equity
- abuse traumachild abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse
- EU crime lawEuropol, Schengen, police cooperation, harmonization, criminal procedure
victim rightsdefendant rights
Legal protections for accused persons
prisoner rights · rights of the accused · inmate rights · defense rights