Un análisis de la protección de testigos a las víctimas de delitos sexuales

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202517102

Palabras clave:

delito sexual, protección de testigos, víctima, juicio justo, responsabilidad del Estado

Resumen

Los delitos sexuales suelen cometerse en lugares apartados. Por lo tanto, en estos casos sólo la víctima, que es el testigo ocular, desempeña un papel fundamental. Las víctimas de violación son amenazadas de por vida o influenciadas para obtener justicia inanimada. Esto viola el principio de un juicio justo, que es el principio más básico del derecho penal. Por lo tanto, para mantener un juicio justo, es necesario proporcionar protección de testigos a las víctimas de delitos sexuales. Este documento abordará la idea de la protección de testigos a las víctimas de delitos sexuales con el fin de defender el principio de un juicio justo. Se centrará en los aspectos legislativos de la protección de testigos en casos de violación y acoso sexual, así como en la perspectiva judicial de la protección de testigos. Se analizarán varias jurisprudencias en las que el Tribunal Supremo ha dado directrices detalladas para la protección de testigos. Este documento también se centra en la justificación del principio de justicia natural en los casos de delitos sexuales mediante la protección de testigos.

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Biografía del autor/a

  • Hifajatali Sayyed, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Ph.D. Scholar, School of Law, GD Goenka University, India.

  • Kriti Kaushik, GD Goenka University, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Assistant Professor, School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, India.

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2025-02-21

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Un análisis de la protección de testigos a las víctimas de delitos sexuales. (2025). Revista Internacional De Historia Política Y Cultura Jurídica, 17(1), 20-31. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-202517102