Résumés
Résumé
Depuis les années 1980, les gouvernements occidentaux, incluant celui du Québec, ont travaillé à améliorer la condition des victimes d’actes criminels. Les droits fondamentaux des victimes tels que les droits à l’information, à la réparation et à la protection ont été entérinés par des lois. De plus, en droit international, la nouvelle Cour pénale internationale accorde aux victimes le droit de participer aux procédures ainsi que le droit de demander réparation. Malgré ces innovations, nous continuons aujourd’hui d’entendre des plaidoyers en faveur des victimes pour que justice leur soit rendue. Ce débat public soulève la question suivante : à quel moment les victimes croient-elles que justice est rendue et quels facteurs influencent cette perception ? Dans cet article, nous présentons une recherche sur les perceptions qu’ont les victimes d’actes criminels de la justice et nous étudions l’impact de l’information sur leur perception de la justice.
Mots-clés :
- Victimes d’actes criminels,
- justice procédurale,
- droits des victimes,
- justice pénale
Abstract
Since the 1980s, western governments, including Quebec, have worked to improve the plight of victims of crime. Fundamental rights such as the right to information, reparation and protection are enshrined in victims’ Bill of rights. Moreover, in international law, the International Criminal Court provides victims the right to participate in procedures and the right to request reparation. Despite this changes, we continue today to hear cries that justice be done for victims. This raises the question : when do victims feel that justice has been done and what factors influence their perception ? In this article, we present findings from a study on victims’ perceptions of justice and we examine the impact of information on victims’ justice judgements.
Keywords:
- Victims of crime,
- procedural justice,
- victims’ rights,
- criminal justice
Resumen
A partir de los años 1980, los gobiernos occidentales, entre ellos el de Quebec, han actuado para mejorar las condiciones de las víctimas : sus derechos fundamentales, por ejemplo a la información, a la reparación y a la protección, han sido ya ratificados por diversas leyes. En el ámbito internacional, además, la nueva Corte Penal Internacional confiere a las víctimas el derecho de participar en los procedimientos y el de demandar reparación. Aun con estas innovaciones, no ha cesado hoy día la demanda de que se haga justicia a las víctimas. Este debate público plantea la pregunta : ¿en qué momento las víctimas consideran que se les ha hecho justicia y qué factores influyen en dicha percepción ? Este artículo presenta una investigación sobre las percepciones de la justicia entre las víctimas de actos criminales, en particular sobre la influencia de la información respecto de dicha percepción.
Palabras clave:
- Víctimas de crímenes,
- procedimientos penales,
- derechos de las víctimas,
- justicia penal
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