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the ECHR to enact criminal law provisions effectively punishing rape and to apply them in practice through effective investigation and prosecution. The prerequisite of promptness of the proceedings is an aspect of victim protection and

along with guidance from the law makers about how these provisions should be conferred into policy. We wish to stress that there need not be a hierarchy of rights, this is not a zero-sum game where a referred child’ rights and victim/survivor

to recruiting a volunteer lawyer to act as secretary to the Trustee Board, liaise with the trustees and CEO, circulate agendas and Board papers and take minutes of meetings. The Trustees should undertake a formal skills audit, create a learning

be a body established in Law which can engage with victims of crime to understand their experiences and raise awareness and promote the rights of victims. They would promote best practice within the criminal justice agencies (such as the police

of innuendo used by defence lawyers in sexual offence trials. Newspaper reports have featured suggestions of promiscuity, of behaviour which supposedly is out of line with how a woman who has been raped might be ‘expected’ to behave. They

need and deserve. 5 The law How the law can help you On 13 December 2010, the new offence of Stalking came into force in Scotland under Section 39 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010. If you are immediate danger call

The Jamal decision: potential significance for corroboration in rape cases

University of Strathclyde Law Clinic, said: “The Law Clinic at Strathclyde is delighted to be part of the development of the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre. Women all over Scotland clearly need this service and our students are

a review of Scottish law and practice following what is known as the Cadder ruling. This review recommended that the requirement in Scots law for corroboration be removed. In February 2014, the Justice Secretary announced that Lord Bonomy

This guest blog looks at survivors' access to justice relative to other crimes.