The symposium brought together the European Commission Coordinator for Victims’ Rights, the European Commission Coordinator for the Rights of the Child and a representative of the Office of the European Union Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC), along with representatives of the European Institute for Gender Equality, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Network on Vict. [...] In this case, the assistance of Eurojust was requested in the context of a terrorist attack in a non-EU country to facilitate the exchange of information between the Member States involved, assist with the transmission and execution of requests for mutual legal assistance and provide support in the coordination of the investigations. [...] The legal issues discussed in the case related to the interpretation of the terms ‘victims of crime’ and its nexus with the return of the assets, as provided, for example, in Article 57(3)(c) of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. [...] (15) Conditions were attached to the use of the funds by the foundation and included transparency and accountability in the restitution process, the use of the assets to improve the living conditions of the population, support for sustainable development, the establishment of a monitoring mechanism and the potential involvement of non-state actors. [...] The establishment of ‘houses of justice’ in 1999, the importance of the work of social assistants and the participation of victims during legal procedures were also amongst the changes made and presented by the speaker.
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Table of Contents
- Outcome report-Symposium on victims' rights-02.09.2024 1
- VictimsRights-Symposium-Report_Front 1
- Outcome report - Symposium on victims' rights - Final version_clean_02.09.2024 (003).pdf -1
- Executive summary -1
- 1. Introduction -1
- 2. Victims’ rights at the EU level -1
- 2.1. Policy and legislative framework -1
- 2.2. How judicial cooperation can help address victims’ rights -1
- 3. Victims of particular crime types -1
- 3.1. Victims of terrorism -1
- 3.2. Victims of trafficking in human beings -1
- 3.3. Victims of economic crime -1
- 3.4. Victims of cybercrime -1
- 4. Best practices and challenges -1
- 4.1. Best practices developed at the national level -1
- 4.2. Challenges related to core international crimes -1
- 4.3. Challenges related to the practical application of the European Protection Order -1
- 5. Conclusions and recommendations -1
- Outcome report - Symposium on victims' rights - Final version_clean_02.09.2024 (005) 2
- Executive summary 4
- 1. Introduction 5
- 2. Victims’ rights at the EU level 5
- 2.1. Policy and legislative framework 5
- 2.2. How judicial cooperation can help address victims’ rights 7
- 3. Victims of particular crime types 8
- 3.1. Victims of terrorism 8
- 3.2. Victims of trafficking in human beings 8
- 3.3. Victims of economic crime 10
- 3.4. Victims of cybercrime 11
- 4. Best practices and challenges 11
- 4.1. Best practices developed at the national level 12
- 4.2. Challenges related to core international crimes 13
- 4.3. Challenges related to the practical application of the European Protection Order 14
- 5. Conclusions and recommendations 14
