- I was a victim of crime: consequences and reactions
- The rights of victims of crime
- Right to information
- Right to receive acknowledgement of the complaint
- Right to translation
- Right to victim support services
- Right to be heard
- Rights in the event of a decision not to charge the defendant
- Right to mediation
- Right to legal information and protection
- Right to reimbursement of expenses
- Right to the return of property
- Right to compensation
- Right to protection
- Right to privacy
- Rights of victims resident in another EU member state
- Criminal proceedings
- Who’s who in criminal proceedings
- Victim (Injured Party)
- Judge
- Prosecutor
- Pre-trial investingation officer
- Court secretary
- Court volunteer
- Victim’s lawyer
- Legal representative of an injured party (victim)
- Accompanying person of an injured party (victim)
- Victim support worker
- Suspect and defendant
- Defense lawyer
- Witness
- Experts and specialists
- Interpreter
- Psychologist
- Representative of state institution on protection of children rights
- Civil claimant and civil defendant
Representative of state institution on protection of children rights
The laws establish that a representative of state institution on protection of children rights must be present at all questionings (both during pre-trial investigation and trial) of minor injured parties (victims) and witnesses, as well as juvenile injured parties (victims) and witnesses in cases of crimes against life, health, sexual and some other crimes. Participants of the case may request participation of a representative of state institution on protection of children rights in every other case where injured party or witness is a juvenile, and it is obligatory to comply with these requests. Participants of the case can also request participation of a representative of state institution on protection of children rights in questionings of juvenile suspects and defendants, these requests are obligatory also.
Main task of a representative of state institution on protection of children rights is to monitor whether all the rights and interests of a child are respected during questionings. They do not participate in questionings itself and observe them from another room. However the laws entitle the representatives of state institution on protection of children rights to request officials leading the questioning to give specific questions to injured parties (victims) and witnesses, as well as to submit petitions on all the other aspects of questioning (e.g. to make a break in the questioning, to provide the injured party or a witness with a glass of water, etc.).