Rights and obligations of the injured party in criminal proceedings

Abstract

This paper analyzes the status of the injured party in the criminal proceedings of the Republic of Serbia. The discourse is divided into three sections. The first section discusses the rights afforded to a person injured by the commission of a criminal offense, including a critique of certain legal solutions and the presentation of a de lege ferenda proposal. The second section is dedicated to the relatively clear obligations of the injured party within criminal proceedings. The paper concludes with reflections and proposals aimed at enhancing the role of the injured party beyond their current status and improving their position within criminal proceedings.

Keywords

• injured party
• criminal proceedings
• property claim
• objection
• deferring criminal prosecution
• right to a trial within a reasonable time