The United Nations has established a right to the truth to be enjoyed by victims of gross violations of human rights. The origins of the right stem from the nee

After having ignored victims, only recently both domestic and international law have begun to pay attention to them. As a consequence, different international n

In international law victims' issues have gained more and more attention over the last decades. In particular in transitional justice processes the victim is be

Paradoxically, victims of ordinary crimes such as fraud, theft or assault, can obtain redress through regular domestic channels, whereas victims of such major a

Most discourses on victims in international criminal justice take the subject of victims for granted, as an identity and category existing exogenously to the ju