Aid for victims of crimes, compensation of demages nad its enforcement in the new legislation

Abstract

The paper is dealing with the analysis of the new bill on Victim of Crime Act that is discussed in the Parliament of the Czech Republic from March 2012. Explanation is given to the fundamental characteristics of this bill and its new institutions that lead to significant improvements of legal status of victims of crime before, during and after criminal proceedings.

Keywords

• victims of crime
• criminal proceedings
• damages
• corresponding amendmends of civil laws