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Dr. Saumya Uma

2013

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Integrating Victims' Rights In The Indian Legal Framework, Saumya Uma Dec 2012

Integrating Victims' Rights In The Indian Legal Framework, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

The article advocates an integration of victims' rights within the Indian legal framework, to be balanced with the rights of the accused and standards of fair trial.
In the first part, the article discusses international norms and standards related to three aspects of victims' rights: protection, participation and reparations.
In the second part, the article discusses existing statutory law, judicial interpretations and recommendations / reports / policies for law reform in India, with regard to each of the three aspects of victims' rights.
The third part of the article discusses the challenges faced when integrating a victims' perspective within the …