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The Legal Status of Victims of Sexual Violence in International, European Union and Domestic Law

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2023-12-20
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Zsiros, K. V. (2023). The Legal Status of Victims of Sexual Violence in International, European Union and Domestic Law. Pro Futuro, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.26521/profuturo/2023/2/14395
Abstract

The study describes the concept and the legal status of the victim of sexual violence in view of the fact that the definition of victim in criminal procedure law is not the same as the broader definition of victim used in criminology at domestic or international levels. The Me Too movement drew attention to a problem in 2017 that is still waiting to be solved years later: preventing and eradicating violence against women, as well as making the role of the victims during procedure and their legal options more effective. A brief, overview categorization of this legal situation shows what emerging tendencies can be discovered in the European Union’s legislative process nowadays, and based on these, what the problematic areas are in domestic law where change is needed.