Contents
Relevant Legal Instruments....................................................................................750
1.
Introduction......................................................................................................751
2.
Protection and Redress for Victims of Crime .............................................753
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
3.
Protection and Redress for Victims of Human Rights Violations ...........773
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
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Relevant legal provisions.................................................................................753
2.1.1 The universal level....................................................................................753
2.1.2 The regional level......................................................................................754
The notion of victim........................................................................................756
Treatment of victims in the administration of justice ................................758
2.3.1 Treatment of victims by the police..............................................................758
2.3.2 Treatment of victims by the prosecution .....................................................761
2.3.3 Questioning of victims during criminal procedures......................................762
2.3.4 Victims and criminal court proceedings .....................................................763
2.3.5 Victims’ right to protection of their private life and their safety ..................764
Restitution, compensation and assistance to victims of crime..................765
2.4.1 General remarks ......................................................................................765
2.4.2 Restitution ...............................................................................................766
2.4.3 Compensation ..........................................................................................766
2.4.4 Assistance................................................................................................771
The notion of victim........................................................................................774
The general legal duty to ensure the effective protection of
human rights .....................................................................................................776
3.2.1 The universal level....................................................................................776
3.2.2 The regional level......................................................................................776
The duty to prevent human rights violations...............................................780
3.3.1 The universal level....................................................................................780
3.3.2 The regional level......................................................................................781
The duty to provide domestic remedies .......................................................783
3.4.1 The universal level....................................................................................783
3.4.2 The regional level......................................................................................786
The duty to investigate, prosecute and punish ............................................792
3.5.1 The universal level....................................................................................793
3.5.2 The regional level......................................................................................796
3.5.3 The role of victims during investigations and court proceedings....................799
The duty to provide redress for human rights violations ..........................801
3.6.1 Restitution and compensation ...................................................................801
3.6.2 Rehabilitation ..........................................................................................803
The problem of impunity for human rights violations ..............................805
3.7.1 Impunity from a legal perspective...............................................................805
3.7.2 Justice, impunity and reconciliation ...........................................................808
4.
The Role of Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers in Ensuring Justice
for Victims of Crime and Human Rights Violations..................................809
5.
Concluding Remarks .......................................................................................809
Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers