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This collection looks at the protection of victims’ rights in EU law. Taking a four-part approach, it firstly focuses on the Victims’ Rights Directive and the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women. It then explores victims’ rights in the national laws of the Member States, including France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Romania, Lithuania and Ireland. Finally it analyses the main challenges in the field and the need for coherence between the different competing interests.

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Author:   Julia Burchett (European Law Center, Belgium) ,  President Anne Weyembergh (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Hart Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9781509975358

ISBN 10:   1509975357
Pages:   456
Publication Date:   15 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Didier Reynders Introduction, Julia Burchett and Anne Weyembergh Part I: State of Play: The Protection of Victims’ Rights in EU Law and the Lessons to be Learned from Regional and International Instruments 1. The EU Legal Framework for Victims’ Rights: A Focus on the Victims’ Rights Directive and the Proposal for a Directive on Combatting Violence Against Women, Dr. Cristina Sáenz Pérez 2. The Case Law of the CJEU on the Victims’ Rights Directive, Prof. Adam Lazowski 3. The Case Law of the CJEU on the Compensation Directive, Liam O’Driscoll 4. The EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights (2020-2025), Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska 5. Council of Europe Instruments and the Case-Law of the ECtHR: What Influence on EU Law?, Prof. Lorena Bachmaier 6. The Place of Victims of Crime Within the International Criminal Justice: What Lessons to be Learned for EU Law?, Prof. Vaios Koutroulis and Dr. Marie-Laurence Hébert-Dolbec Part II: State of Play: Victims’ Rights in the National Laws of the Member States 7. France, Dr. Perrine Simon 8. Germany, Dr. Thomas Wahl and Alexander Oppers 9. Hungary, Petra Bárd 10. The Netherlands, Aart de Vries, Dr. Joske Graat, Prof. Tony Marguery 11. Romania, Dr. Daniel Nitu and Diana Ionescu 12. Lithuania, Prof. Gintaras Švedas 13. Ireland, Prof. Gerard Conway Part III: Main Challenges: The Need for Coherence and Balances Between the Different Interests at Stake 14. The Flexibility Granted to Accommodate the Diversity of National Legal Systems for the Protection of Victims’ Rights: What Impact on the Effectiveness of Cross-Border Cooperation Mechanisms and on the Coherence of the EU Toolbox?, Prof. Anne Weyembergh and Dr. Julia Burchett 15. Victims on the Margins of Protection and the Need for Coherence Between the Various EU Policies, Dr. Amy Weatherburn 16. Do Victims’ Rights and Defence Rights Really Have to be Equal?, Prof. Kristine Strada-Rozenberga 17. Victims’ Rights and Defense Rights in Criminal Proceedings: The Defense Lawyer’ Perspective, Laure Baudrihaye-Gérard Part IV: The Prospects 18. The Revision of the Victims’ Rights Directive: What Perspective?, Despina Vassiliadou 19. Towards a Stronger Role for Eurojust?, Ladislav Hamran and Julieta Carmona-Bermejo 20. The Protection of Victims of International Crimes: The Case of the Victims of the Russian Aggression Against Ukraine, Prof. Tetiana Anakina 21. The Protection of Victims of Crime During the COVID-19 Pandemic and other Crisis Situations: The Need for EU-Wide Coordination, Aniella Ferenczi Conclusions: What EU Model for the Protection of Victims of Crime?

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Julia Burchett is Researcher at the European Law Center, Belgium. Anne Weyembergh is Professor at the Faculty of Law and Institute for European Studies, Belgium.

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