Victims' rights, human rights and criminal justice : reconceiving the role of third parties /
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| Author / Creator: | Doak, Jonathan. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2008. |
| Description: | x, 325 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6831255 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. The Evolution of Victims' Rights
- I. The Victim through History
- Shifting Ideologies: The Political State
- II. The Rebirth of the Victim
- Victims in Contemporary Criminal Justice Policy: The Realisation of Rights?
- III. The Normative Basis for Victims' Rights
- Defining 'Victims'
- Defining 'Rights'
- The International Perspective
- IV. Victims' Rights and the Adversarial Process
- 2. The Right to Protection
- I. Protection from Victimisation
- Positive Obligations: The Duty to Protect Life
- Ramifications for Domestic Practice
- II. Secondary Victimisation
- The Nature and Extent of the Problem
- International Standards
- Domestic Practice
- Discussion
- IV. Conclusions
- 3. The Right to Participation
- I. Prosecution and Pre-Trial Processes
- Influencing Prosecutorial Decisions
- Private Prosecutions
- Preparing for Trial
- II. The Trial Process
- Participation within the Adversarial Context
- III. Sentencing
- The International Perspective
- Domestic Practice
- IV. Conclusions
- 4. The Right to Justice
- I. International Standards
- International Human Rights Law
- Progressing the Concept
- II. The Right to a Remedy in the Domestic Legal Order
- Victims of Non-State Crime
- III. A Right to Truth?
- International Developments
- Truth in the Adversarial System
- The Trial
- The Verdict
- Summary
- IV. Conclusions
- 5. The Right To Reparation
- I. Reparation as an International Standard
- The Origins of Reparation in International Law
- Reparation in Human Rights Law
- Lessons from International Criminal Law
- Discussion
- II. Realising Reparation in the Criminal Justice System
- State Compensation
- Reparation from the Offender
- III. Rethinking Reparation
- IV. Conclusions
- 6. A Place For Victims' Rights?
- I. Victims' Rights and Adversarial Justice
- The Nature of Victims' Rights
- The Inherent Limits of Adversarial Justice
- Summary
- II. Alternative Approaches
- Restorative Justice
- The Inquisitorial Approach
- III. Looking to the Future
- Reforming the Adversarial Paradigm
- Bibliography
- Index