Acknowledgments
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Part 1 - Introduction
Foreword, Didier Reynders
1. Victimsâ Rights in EU Law: Coming of Age?, Dr. Julia Burchett (Universit© Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Part 2 - The Protection of Victimsâ Rights in EU Law and Insights from Regional and International Instruments
2. Victimsâ Rights in the EU: Boosting the Recognition and Participation of Victims in Criminal Proceedings, Dr. Chara Chioni-Chotouman (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
3. Protecting Vulnerable Victims: An Analysis of the EU Legal Framework for Victims of Gender-Based Violence, Dr. Cristina S¡enz P©rez (University of Leeds, UK)
4. The Flood that Never Came. Case Law of the Court of Justice on the Victimsâ Rights Acquis, Prof. Adam Lazowski (University of Westminster, UK)
5. Being âFair and Appropriateâ to Victims of Violent Crime: Evaluating the Provision of State Compensation in the European Union, Liam OâDriscoll (Dublin City University, Ireland)
6. Eurojustâs Role in Enhancing Victimsâ Rights in Cross-Border Criminal Cases, Julieta Carmona Bermejo and Eric Fr©jabue (Eurojust, the Netherlands)
7. Council of Europe Instruments and the Case-Law of the ECtHR: What Influence on EU Law?, Prof. Lorena Bachmaier (University of Madrid, Spain)
8. The Participation of Victims in International Criminal Trials: A Way Forward?, Prof. Vaios Koutroulis and Dr. Marie-Laurence H©bert-Dolbec (Universit© Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Part 3 - Selected National Perspectives on Victimâ Rights Accross the EU : Major Trends and EU Law Impact
9. Victimsâ Rights in Belgian Law: Significant Progress Due to the Influence of EU Law but Still Gaps to be Filled, Me. Maryse Ali© (UCLouvain-Saint-Louis, Belgium) and Cl©mentine Samri (Brussels Bar, Belgium)
10. Victim Rights in the Netherlands: Unconditional Compliance or Pursuing the National Agenda?, Prof. Suzan van der Aa (Maastricht University, the Netherlands)
11. Victimsâ Rights in Romania. The Long Journey from Legal Texts to Implementation, Diana Ionescu (Babe?-Bolyai University, Romania)
12. The Status of the Victim in Latvian Criminal Procedure Law â" When the Most Urgent thing is to Strengthen Active Participation with Effective Protection, Prof. Kristine Strada-Rozenberga and Arija Maikalisa (University of Latvia)
13. Impact of EU Directives Related to Victimsâ Rights on Lithuaniaâs Criminal Procedure, Prof. Gintaras Å vedas (Vilnius University, Lithuania)
14. Italia, Prof. Valeria Scalia (University of Catania, Italy)
15. An Evaluation of the Impact of the EU Victimsâs Rights Directive on the Scope of Victimsâ Rights in Ireland, Prof. Gerard Conway (Brunel University, UK)
Part 4 - Key Challenges: Ensuring Coherence, Crisis responses, and Balancing Competing Interests
16. (Human Trafficking) Victims on the Margins of Protection: The (In)coherence of Sectoral Instruments?, Dr. Amy Weatherburn (Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, Belgium)
17. Do Victimsâ Rights and Defence Rights Really Have to be Equal?, Prof. Kristine Strada-Rozenberga (University of Latvia)
18. Towards More Rights for Victims to Participate in Criminal Proceedings? Reflections from the Implementation Experience of EU Defence Rights, Laure Baudrihaye-G©rard (Universit© Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
19. The Protection of Victims at EU Level: The Need for Cross-border Cooperation and Coordination, Aniella Ferenczi (Association of the European Network on Victimsâ Rights)
Part 5: Conclusion and reflections
20. Transforming EU Victimsâ Laws into Reality for Victims: Developing a Strategic Framework for the Implementation of Victimsâ Rights, Levent Altan (Victim Support Europe, Belgium)
21. Exploring the Emergence of an EU Model for Victimsâ Rights: Progress and Challenges, Prof. Chlo© Bri¨re (Universit© Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
