A Re-Evaluation of the Role of Criminal law in Combating Parental Violence in the Netherlands ; Access to Criminal Justice for Child Victims of Parental Violence from a Children’s and Human Rights Perspective
Abstract This article analyses the scope of the responsibility of the State to ensure access to criminal justice for child victims of parental violence from a children’s and human rights perspective and how this would serve the best interests of the child before, during and after criminal proceedings. The purpose of this article is to establish a human rights framework to promote better understanding of the multi-faceted problems inherent in the combat of parental violence by means of the criminal justice system, articulate obligations imposed upon States and facilitate a holistic approach. Th... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice ; volume 31, issue 1, page 17-55 ; ISSN 0928-9569 1571-8174 |
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Brill
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Schlagwörter: | Law / Political Science and International Relations / Sociology and Political Science |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26811330 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718174-bja10041 |
Abstract This article analyses the scope of the responsibility of the State to ensure access to criminal justice for child victims of parental violence from a children’s and human rights perspective and how this would serve the best interests of the child before, during and after criminal proceedings. The purpose of this article is to establish a human rights framework to promote better understanding of the multi-faceted problems inherent in the combat of parental violence by means of the criminal justice system, articulate obligations imposed upon States and facilitate a holistic approach. The article also explores to what extent the Netherlands, presented as a case study, meets the obligation to provide child victims of parental violence with access to criminal justice and whether there is a need to re-evaluate the role of criminal law in combating parental violence in the Netherlands.