Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Justice and Home Affairs |
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Series Details | COM (2023) 424 |
Publication Date | 12/07/2023 |
Content Type | Policy-making |
Summary:Legislative initiative tabled by the European Commission on 12 July 2023, introducing amendments to Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. Further information:Directive 2012/29/EU - also known as the Victims' Rights Directive (VRD) - is the main horizontal instrumental in EU law for victims' rights. It lays down rights for all victims of all crimes, including the right to information, the right to support and protection based on victims’ individual needs, procedural rights, and the right to receive a decision on compensation from the offender at the end of criminal proceedings. The Act has been applicable since 2015 across the European Union (EU) except for Denmark (not bound by the Directive). The European Commission adopted its EU Strategy on Victims' Rights (2020-2025) in June 2020, seeking to step up efforts to ensure access to justice for all victims of crime no matter where the crime took place in the EU or under what circumstances. The strategy tasked the Commission with assessing if a revision of the VRD was necessary and, if so, to propose the necessary amendments. Despite delivering the expected benefits and positively affecting victims' rights, the evaluation report to the Directive also highlighted specific shortcomings that persisted. This draft law seeks to address those problems, establishing minimum rules that go beyond the existing legislative framework. It aims in particular:
The proposed Directive was adopted by the European Commission on 12 July 2023. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2023:424:FIN |
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Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
International Organisations | European Union [EU] |