{"id":4537,"date":"2021-12-21T13:12:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/defense-of-the-victims\/"},"modified":"2021-12-23T09:14:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T08:14:37","slug":"victims-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/victims-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Victims advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4537\" class=\"elementor elementor-4537 elementor-1636\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d320bce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d320bce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1547d8b8\" data-id=\"1547d8b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a47714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61a47714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Defense of the victims<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ead67b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"17ead67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db285c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db285c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c300b9\" data-id=\"2c300b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-936b932 txt_brword elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"936b932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>defense of victims<\/strong>\u00a0is nowadays a central element of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/en\/criminal-law\/\">criminal practice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Although, in French criminal procedure, the trial is mainly between the Public Prosecutor (i.e., the Prosecutor, who represents Society), and the suspected person, <strong>complainants now have an important role<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is their responsibility to accompany the Public Prosecutor in <strong>proving the offence<\/strong> when the facts are disputed.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, it is their responsibility to\u00a0<strong>demonstrate their prejudice <\/strong>\u00a0so that the court can effectively order <strong>compensation<\/strong> for their loss.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ma\u00eetre Alexandre-M. BRAUN<\/strong>, when acting as <strong>a lawyer for victims of crime<\/strong>, advises and defends his clients in order to have\u00a0the <strong>reality of the crimes committed recognized<\/strong>, and to have their <strong>fair compensation ensured<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73e4ca0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73e4ca0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca7ee0b\" data-id=\"ca7ee0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd037ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd037ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/civil-complaint-and-action\/\">Complaint and civil action<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ba6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80ba6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditionally, <strong>the prosecutor<\/strong> has the power to <strong>initiate criminal proceedings<\/strong>. However, <strong>the victim<\/strong> has the possibility to <strong>initiate such proceedings<\/strong>, using specific legal techniques.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfd82a elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0dfd82a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/civil-complaint-and-action\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-746ed3f\" data-id=\"746ed3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ef170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8ef170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/instruction\/\">Investigation<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2ec5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d2ec5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An extension of the investigation, the <strong>pre-trial phase<\/strong> gathers <strong>evidence<\/strong> and <strong>prepares for trial<\/strong>. The victim has rights, answers questions, and can make requests for investigation, so that he or she can truly be a player.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59eb0c elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c59eb0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/instruction\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-098e36a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"098e36a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a8e803\" data-id=\"8a8e803\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb18fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb18fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/correctional-court\/\">Correctional Court<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60cf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60cf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Correctional Court<\/strong> is competent to judge <strong>offenders<\/strong>. Victims can be represented as civil parties in order to participate in the debates, make their voices heard and assert their rights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842d3f9 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"842d3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/correctional-court\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25e4d20\" data-id=\"25e4d20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-940d206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"940d206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/assize-court\/\">Assize Court<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b627bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b627bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>Assize Court<\/strong> is competent to judge the <strong>authors of crimes<\/strong>. A criminal trial is always <strong>solemn<\/strong>. Certainly, the personality of the accused, and the facts of which he is suspected, is central. But the judicial truth often emerges from his <strong>confrontation with the victims<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c293c elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1c293c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/assize-court\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b874ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b874ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f35284\" data-id=\"6f35284\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041d98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"041d98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/civi-1\/\">CIVI<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-772b343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"772b343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Commission for the Compensation of Victims of Crime allows victims to be compensated, under certain conditions, even when the perpetrator has not been identified or is insolvent.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d315d14 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d315d14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/civi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec042c9\" data-id=\"ec042c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719de09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"719de09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/la-cour-dappel\/\">Court of Appeal<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd71d08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd71d08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The defendant, the plaintiff and the prosecutor can <strong>appeal<\/strong> a first instance judgment. The case is then referred to the <strong>Court of Appeal<\/strong>, a court before which it is essential to present <strong>a technical and legal argument<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fbddb8 elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6fbddb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/court-of-appeal\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e2e671 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e2e671\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c407d\" data-id=\"a4c407d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b7a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b7a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"http:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/mediation-penale-1\/\">Criminal mediation<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d154d48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d154d48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Criminal mediation<\/strong>, as well as other <strong>alternative measures to prosecution<\/strong>, are to be preferred when they ensure the <strong>protection of everyone&#8217;s rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196fcff elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"196fcff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/criminal-mediation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff8dec6\" data-id=\"ff8dec6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4dc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d4dc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"\/en\/guilty-plea\/\">CRPC<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484e507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"484e507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Appearance on prior recognition of guilt is the French <strong>&#8220;<i>plea of guilty<\/i>&#8220;<\/strong>. This procedure only applies in certain specific cases.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2849a3d elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-right bout_top1 hed hovblue elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2849a3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/guilty-plea\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-052973c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"052973c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29e86c9\" data-id=\"29e86c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9cf9a1 txt_brword elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9cf9a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>French criminal procedure<\/strong> is traditionally marked by the notion of opportunity for prosecution, after which criminal proceedings are carried out by the Public Prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a certain number of techniques allow <strong>victims to be actors of the procedure<\/strong> and to assert their rights.<\/p>\n<p>they can <a href=\"\/en\/civil-complaint-and-action\/\"><strong>file a complaint<\/strong><\/a> with <strong>the police<\/strong> or <strong>the public prosecutor<\/strong>, and very often they must do so in order to bring the facts of which they are victims to the attention of the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>After the case has been dismissed, or the prosecutor has remained silent, they can file <a href=\"\/en\/civil-complaint-and-action\/\"><strong>a complaint with a civil action <\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the purpose of directly referring the case to an <strong>investigating judge<\/strong>, who will conduct more complete investigations.<\/p>\n<p>If their <strong>file is complete<\/strong>, in that they demonstrate both the <strong>offence<\/strong> of which they are victims and <strong>the identity of the perpetrator<\/strong>, they can refer the matter to the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"\/en\/correctional-court\/\">Correctional court<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by means of a <strong>direct summons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>criminal matters<\/strong>, i.e. if they are <strong>victims of acts qualified as crimes<\/strong> by the law, they can refer the matter to the Investigating Judge <strong>without going through the simple complaint stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In all cases, when a case is brought before a court, they can <strong>constitute a civil party<\/strong> (by &#8220;action&#8221; if they initiated the proceedings, or by &#8220;intervention&#8221; following proceedings by the Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office) to assert their position and <strong>request compensation for their loss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>civil party&#8217;s lawyer<\/strong> accompanies them in this process in order to <strong>assert their rights<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64756e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64756e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a974e4d\" data-id=\"a974e4d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281a73c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"281a73c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To go further :<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881a067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881a067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/tron-file\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/janusz-case\/<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/scandal-surrounding-a-violent-arrest\/<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense of the victims The\u00a0defense of victims\u00a0is nowadays a central element of\u00a0criminal practice. Although, in French criminal procedure, the trial is mainly between the Public Prosecutor (i.e., the Prosecutor, who represents Society), and the suspected person, complainants now have an important role. It is their responsibility to accompany the Public Prosecutor in proving the offence&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/braun-avocat.com\/en\/victims-advocacy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">(suite\u2026)<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Victims advocacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4537","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Avocat Victims advocacy &#8226; Criminal lawyer in Paris<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Victims advocacy &#8226; Me Alexandre-M. 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