This is how the parties to the proceedings can react against a legal decision with which they do not agree. The appeal requests the intervention of a higher court (the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court of Justice).

Voluntary (or, sometimes, negligent) behaviour that infringes the criminal law rules – either the Criminal Code or other laws, which are aimed at protecting and safeguarding the fundamental legal interests of society, such as life, freedom, physical and moral integrity, sexual self-determination and property.

This is the status given in court proceedings to someone suspected of having committed a crime and affords him/her a number of procedural rights and duties.

All the different ways that are used to prove the facts (for example: documents, witnesses, forensic tests).

Situation when the same person suffers from more than one criminal incident over a specific period of time (source: EIGE).

The procedures expressly provided for by a legal provision through which the victim and the perpetrator of a criminal offence may, with their free consent, before the competent judicial or prosecutorial authority, actively participate in the resolution of disputes or claims between them arising from the offence (Law 4478/2017, Part Four, Article 1, par. 1e).

Secondary victimisation occurs when the victim suffers further harm not as a direct result of the criminal act but due to the manner in which institutions and other individuals deal with the victim. Secondary victimisation may be caused, for instance, by repeated exposure of the victim to the perpetrator, repeated interrogation about the same facts, the use of inappropriate language or insensitive comments made by all those who come into contact with victims. (source: EIGE)

A natural person who has suffered harm, including physical, mental or emotional harm or economic loss which was directly caused by a criminal offence; as well as family members of a person whose death was directly caused by a criminal offence and who have suffered harm as a result of that person’s death (article 2(1)a, Directive 2012/29/EU)

Victim support and care services refer to public service as well as non-governmental organizations that provide general or special support and care services (Law 4478/2017, Part Four, Article 1, par. 1d).

Someone who, owing to their personal characteristics, the type or nature of the crime, and/or the circumstances in which it occurred, is particularly vulnerable to repeated victimisation, secondary victimisation or intimidation, and is therefore in need of special care, particularly with regard to their level of protection.

Anyone who is asked to cooperate with the authorities in finding out the truth, owing to his/her knowledge of the facts.