Victims of criminal offences against sexual freedom as witnesses in criminal proceeding

Kaznena djela protiv spolne slobode oduvijek su zauzimala posebno mjesto u listama kaznenih djela zbog svoje specifične naravi i posljedica koje ostavljaju na žrtve. Upravo zato, kroz vremena se spoznala potreba za uređenjem prava žrtava navedenih kaznenih djela, ali i prava tih žrtava kada se nalaze u ulozi svjedoka u kaznenom postupku te iskazuju o počinjenju kaznenog djela. Ovaj rad proučava sam pojam žrtve, svjedoka i oštećenika te pomaže uočiti razlike između uređenja tih pojmova. Također, prati prava žrtava kaznenih djela protiv spolne slobode kada se nalaze u postupku kao svjedoci, te napredak tih prava na koji veliki utjecaj ima razvoj viktimologije. U radu je kratak osvrt na sudsku praksu i način na koji se određena prava manifestiraju u sudskoj praksi, kao i na značajne predmete pred Europskim sudom za ljudska prava.Criminal offenses against sexual freedom have always held a special place in the lists of criminal offenses due to their specific nature and the consequences they leave on the victims. On that grounds, the need to regulate the rights of the victims of the mentioned criminal acts, as well as the rights of those victims when take the role as a witness in criminal proceedings testifying about the commission of a criminal act, has been recognized. This thesis studies the analyze concept of victim, witness and injured party and percieve the differences between these concepts. It also comprises the rights of victims of criminal offenses against sexual freedom as witness in criminal proceedings, and the progress of these rights, which is greatly influenced by the development of victimology. This thesis also provides a brief overview of judicial practice and the way in which certain rights are manifested in judicial practice, as well as significant cases before the European Court of Human Rights