Pendientes en la justicia a víctimas

Abstract

Generally, justice is considered - in this case, criminal justice - when responsibilities are delimited and the corresponding sanctions are applied, however, reparation for those who suffered from the criminal commission or the violation of their human rights in an integral way, appears as a consequence of that, but in the background. This is due to the roots that the ideology of social defense had for more than a century in many Western countries. The advent, however, of the concert of the United Nations Around Human Rights and the recognition in the Universal Declaration of human dignity, focused the priorities on the guarantee of rights for people as a priority end of justice and for the victims would not be the exception; To achieve this, it is necessary, in addition to enshrining their rights, to structure effective mechanisms that guarantee their enjoyment and exercise. In this work I reflect on what is pending in the justice system for victims to achieve this.