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<p>In recent years, there has been attention, both at the international and national levels, on the protection of the rights of victims of criminal offences. The first article of the Criminal Procedure Law outlines the objective of criminal proceedings, namely, to establish a procedural order that ensures the effective application of Criminal Law norms and the fair regulation of criminal legal relations without unjustified interference in a person's life. One of the key elements of this fair regulation of legal relations is recognising the victim's right to compensation for the harm suffered. A person who has been a victim of a criminal offence has the right to state compensation, as well as the right to seek compensation within the framework of criminal proceedings, which will be collected from the guilty party. It should be noted that legislative acts provide the opportunity for the victim to both receive state compensation and demand it from the guilty party.</p>
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In recent years, there has been attention, both at the international and national levels, on the protection of the rights of victims of criminal offences. The first article of the Criminal Procedure Law outlines the objective of criminal proceedings, namely, to establish a procedural order that ensures the effective application of Criminal Law norms and the fair regulation of criminal legal relations without unjustified interference in a person's life. One of the key elements of this fair regulation of legal relations is recognising the victim's right to compensation for the harm suffered. A person who has been a victim of a criminal offence has the right to state compensation, as well as the right to seek compensation within the framework of criminal proceedings, which will be collected from the guilty party. It should be noted that legislative acts provide the opportunity for the victim to both receive state compensation and demand it from the guilty party.

State compensation to the victim in criminal proceedings is an integral component of the just resolution of criminal legal matters

Socrates. Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Law Electronic Scientific Journal of Law.

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In recent years, there has been attention, both at the international and national levels, on the protection of the rights of victims of criminal offences. The...

State compensation to the victim in criminal proceedings is an integral component of the just resolution of criminal legal matters

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2023

Page range: 45 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25143/socr.27.2023.3.45-51

Keywords
State compensation, Victim, Criminal proceedings

© 2023 Larisa Saukane, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

State compensation to the victim in criminal proceedings is an integral component of the just resolution of criminal legal matters

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Dec 31, 2023

Page range: 45 - 51

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25143/socr.27.2023.3.45-51

KeywordsState compensation, Victim, Criminal proceedings

© 2023 Larisa Saukane, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
State compensation, Victim, Criminal proceedings