Victims' rights, human rights and criminal justice : reconceiving the role of third parties /
In recent times, the idea of 'victims' rights' has come to feature prominently in political, criminological and legal discourse, as well as being subject to regular media comment. The concept nevertheless remains inherently elusive, and there is still considerable ambiguity as to the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Oxford ; Portland, Or. :
Hart,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In recent times, the idea of 'victims' rights' has come to feature prominently in political, criminological and legal discourse, as well as being subject to regular media comment. The concept nevertheless remains inherently elusive, and there is still considerable ambiguity as to the origin and substance of such rights. This monograph deconstructs the nature and scope of the rights of victims of crime against the backdrop of an emerging international consensus on how victims ought to be treated and the role they ought to play. The essence of such rights is ascertained not only by surveying the. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 325 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-318) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781847314246 1847314244 1281791652 9781281791658 9781472564351 1472564359 |