From victims to defendants: analyzing children’s roles in European criminal justice

Portoghese, Vittoria (A.A. 2024/2025) From victims to defendants: analyzing children’s roles in European criminal justice. Tesi di Laurea in European criminal law, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Emanuele Birritteri, pp. 310. [Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis]

Full text for this thesis not available from the repository.

Abstract/Index

The protection of children’s rights: an overview. Global standards and international obligations for children’s rights. The protection of children’s rights within the council of Europe and the European convention on human rights. The European Union on the safeguarding of children’s rights. European union criminal justice: safeguarding children as victims of crimes. The development of victims’ rights: the European Union's legal measures for protecting victims. The protection of the children who have fallen victims of a crime. The procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused in criminal proceedings. The development of procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings in the European Union. The 2016/800/EU directive on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings. The alignment of the 2016/800/EU directive with other legislative instruments for the protection of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings. An analysis of the most relevant jurisprudence of the European Court of human rights. THE case of T. and V. v. the United Kingdom. The case of S.N. v. Sweden. The case of Panovits v. Cyprus. The case of Güveç v. Turkey. The case of Coşelav v. Turkey. An examination of juvenile criminal procedure in Italy. A historical overview of juvenile criminal justice and children’s rights protection. Exploring the intersection of Italian juvenile justice and European legal frameworks. A focus on minors' testimony. The vulnerability of minor witnesses: two striking examples. Children’s protection and criminal justice: in search of new perspectives. The non-effective implementation of EU directives and the absence of systematic follow-up mechanisms. Ensuring the procedural rights of children in the European Union: the case for a dedicated ombudsman. Reinforcing children victims’ rights. Reinforcing rights for children accused or suspected of a crime.

References

Bibliografia: pp. 239-308.

Thesis Type: Single Cycle Master's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Single Cycle Master's Degree Programs > Single Cycle Master's Degree Program in Law (LMG-01)
Chair: European criminal law
Thesis Supervisor: Birritteri, Emanuele
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Bellacosa, Maurizio
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 11 Dec 2025 11:41
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2025 11:41
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/44371

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

Repository Staff Only

View Item View Item