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This book examines how the movement of individuals across European borders affects their ability to effectively exercise their rights as victims in criminal proceedings - and how to improve the most problematic issues in this area.
List of contents
Introduction 1. Who are the cross-border victims and why we should care for them 2. Barriers to free movement of victims in Europe observed at the European level
I. Spotlight on the real-life conditions for cross-border victims in selected jurisdictions 3. Austria 4. Croatia 5. Germany 6. Italy 7. The Netherlands 8. North Macedonia 9. Poland 10. Spain 11. Switzerland 12. Türkiye
II. Comparative perspectives 13. Victims' rights in Europe - do the cross-border victims fit within the current concepts and structures? 14. The needs of cross-border victims and challenges thereto 15. Good practices in relation to cross-border victims 16. Undocumented migrants: How to help those who (do not) want to be seen 17. Free movement of victims in Europe: from diagnosis to possible intervention
About the author
El¿bieta Hryniewicz-Lach is associate professor of criminal law at the Law Faculty of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznä, Poland. Her research interests focus on various aspects of the response to crime, the impact of a conviction on third parties, and the status of the victim in criminal law. She is the author of publications in Polish, English, and German, in the field of criminal law. She has participated in international research projects in criminal law and victimology.
Michael Kilchling is a senior researcher in the Department of Public Law at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, and a lecturer at the University of Freiburg. His main research interests include criminal law, penology, criminology, victimology, and restorative justice. He has contributed to a variety of international research projects and expert groups (national, European Union, Council of Europe, and United States).
