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How does our criminal justice system balance the rights defendants and victims?
Our justice sustem believs in human rights. Every defendants and Victims can get their rights equaly. The balancig between the rights is not a easy task to do. A recent onference about the rights of Victims and defendants have stated some individual rules to state the rights of victim and Defendant.They are bringing the mix of Practitioners from this field so that they can manage perfectly the right of Victims and Defendants.
INTERNATIONAL AND HYBRID CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS have stated some different rights for the victims and Defenders.
The right of Victims
1)Using and applying International Human Rights low for the victims
2)Judical Interpretation will be based on the hints and data given by the victims.This is called the right of the victims in under the law of International and Hybrid Criminal Tribunals
3)Protected and extra care for the victims as well as for the Witness
4)The rights of the victim will be treated as a matter of human rights.
5)Modality rights for the participation of the victim in the court.
5)Rights while claiming for reparation.
6) Rights for claiming a major punishment
The rights of Defendants
1) Judicial system will also listen the statement of the Defendant. Judicial Interpreation will be based on the statement of the Defendants
2) Using and applying the human rights low in the justice system
3) The legacy for the rights of Defendants
4) Getting practical challanges and works is also a right of the Defendants which is also stated by ICT.
5) Considering defence perspectives is also a right given by International Hybrid Criminal Tribunals.
6) Consideration if the Defender is physically challanged
7) Consideration external matters of the Defenders such as the condition during the crimes, The mental state of the Defendant.
Conclusion
After doing a lot of Conferences regarding the matter of rights, Our criminal Justice system have stated these rights for balancing the rights of Defendants and Victims. Justice System have made this rights with the suggestion of some experienced practitioners in this field.After a lots of debates on the rights of victim and defendants they have stated that, Criminal Justice System need to follow all these individual rights for keeping the balance.