Mediation in cases concerning offences of hitting or other violence and injury

Dragne Luminita

Restorative justice, a concept that also include mediation in criminal matters aimed primarily compensation for the damage caused to victims, following the determination of the offender to take responsibility of his actions and to actively participate in the repair of this damage.
Romanian legislature intended to regulate mediation to those offenses for which according to the law the withdrawal of prior criminal complaint or reconciliation of the parties removes criminal liability. Therefore, mediation is also possible to assault and other offenses of violence and injury, existing strong arguments for example confidentiality procedure, considering that the way to resolve conflicts amicably may be an appropriate means for this kind of offenses.

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