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Assisting Victims of Terrorism

Towards a European Standard of Justice

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Rianne Letschert

    1. International Victimology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

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  2. Antony Pemberton

    1. International Victimology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

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  3. Ines Staiger

    1. Leuvens Instituut vr Criminologie (LINC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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  • This is the first book dealing with specific assistance to victims of terrorism
  • An interdisciplinary title where legal science and psychology
  • Uniquely applies restorative justice theory to terrorism victims
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. Introduction and Definitions

    • Rianne Letschert, Ines Staiger
    Pages 1-30

  3. International Initiatives and Activities Focusing Specifically on Victims of Terrorism, Including Existing International Instruments

    • Rianne Letschert
    Pages 31-71

  4. Needs of Victims of Terrorism

    • Antony Pemberton
    Pages 73-141

  5. Psycho-Social Assistance

    • Antony Pemberton
    Pages 143-170

  6. Access to Justice and Administration of Justice

    • Ines Staiger
    Pages 171-213

  7. Compensation and Reparation for Victims of Terrorism

    • Rianne Letschert, Karin Ammerlaan
    Pages 215-266

  8. Restorative Justice and Victims of Terrorism

    • Ines Staiger
    Pages 267-337

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 339-348
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The fight against terrorism is receiving increased awareness due to recent wor- wide large-scale terrorist acts, and only since then has some attention been directed specifically to victims of terrorism. Existing legal instruments of international b- ies like the European Union, the Council of Europe and the United Nations c- cerning victims of terrorism are relatively abstract or include victims of terrorism under the broader heading of victims of crime in general. In addition, policies and legislation relating to victims of crime or victims of terrorism vary widely on the domestic level. Against this background, the European Union commissioned a project that should aim to develop more extensive standards for the aid and ass- tance of victims of terrorism at the European level. This study provides the basis from which more extensive standards could be derived. The study focuses parti- larly on developing standards in the field of continuing assistance, access to justice, administration of justice and compensation to victims of terrorism. A novel feature of the approach is that also the possible utility of restorative justice approaches is examined. An important question to address was whether there is a real need to adopt s- cific standards for victims of terrorism, thereby implying that their needs might differ from victims of ordinary crime.

Editors and Affiliations

  • International Victimology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands

    Rianne Letschert, Antony Pemberton

  • Leuvens Instituut vr Criminologie (LINC), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Ines Staiger

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