An injured party and a victim of crime

An injured party and a victim of crime Abstract This master's thesis deals with the legal status of the injured party and the victim of a crime. The aim of this master's thesis is to describe the legal regulation of the victim and injured party in the Czech Republic, to draw attention to its shortcomings and to present proposals de lege ferenda. The author uses a descriptive method and critical analysis. The first and seventh chapters also contain a comparison with foreign legislation. The master's thesis is composed of the introduction, eight chapters and the end. The first half of this master's thesis deals with crime victims. The first chapter deals with the general definition of the victim of crime. It also mentions the importance of the victim to criminal law. The next chapter is focused on victimology and its elemental terms. The third chapter includes legal regulation in the Czech Republic. The author deals with situation before the Act 45/2013 Coll., the Victims of Crime Bill, its executive legal regulations and Act 59/2017 Coll. The fourth chapter discusses in detail the rights of victims: the right to professional assistance, the right to information, the right to protection from imminent danger, the right to privacy, the right to protection from secondary harm and the right to financial..