THE IMPACT OF THE “VICTIM’S DIRECTIVE” ON THE ROMANIAN SUPPORT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK

Abstract

The Romanian legislative framework on victim
support and protection has undergone several substantial
changes after Romania has signed the Protocol of Palermo and
several other international treaties on domestic violence and
gender equality. Part of the provisions of different special laws
were absorbed into the provisions of the New Criminal Code
and supplemented by the provisions of Law 211/2004 on some
measures to ensure the protection of crime victims. Next, the
national legislation has been aligned to the provisions of the
European Union through the Directive 2011/36/EU on
preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and
protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework
Decision 2002/629/JHA. May 2018 represents a new
milestone for the Romanian victim protection laws, as it marks
the transposition of the “Victims’ Directiveâ€, Directive
2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights,
support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing
Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA. The present
article aims to analyse the impact this directive has on the
national victim support legislation and the practical novelties
which this brings abou