Práva obetí trestných činov v komparatívnom kontexte slovenského a českého zákona o obetiach trestných činov

Abstract

In conclusion, it can be concluded that both legal regulations regarding the rights of crime victims in Slovakia and the Czech Republic lead to the strengthening and improvement of their rights. The legislation in question has many common features, but it is also possible to find certain differences. Both laws clearly define terms such as victim, particularly vulnerable victim, as well as the principles of victim protection and support. On the other hand, the law on victims of crimes in the Czech Republic is more extensive in terms of the scope of regulation of the rights of victims of crimes, as it regulates six rights of victims and five of them are regulated in the Slovak law. The advantage of the longer period of validity of the Czech legislation is obvious, that is, it entered into force in 2013 and reflected on several suggestions from practice. Slovak legislation has been effective since 2018 and is still evolving. It would be beneficial if, in the part of the regulation of the rights of victims of crimes, it was inspired to a greater extent by the Czech legal regulation, in particular the right of the victim of a crime to protection against secondary harm and the right of the victim of a crime to the protection of privacy.