범죄피해자 변호사제도의 의의 및 향후과제

Attorneys System for Crime Victims and Future Tasks

The necessity of the attorney system for crime victims has been consistently asserted. Since 2012, crime victims attorneys(national attorneys) have been provided by special law for specific crimes. The specific crime is about sexual crime and child abuse. Normally, attorneys play a role of providing legal assistance and consulting, but they must provide a special system to act as a victim’s attorney, not being limited just this role. In the case of victims of crime, it is necessary to have a unique attorney’s role different from that of ordinary criminal defendants (suspects). The attorney system for victims of crime needs to be extended to all crimes, not just those specific crimes. In particular, it is necessary to select a public defender for a specific crime requiring close assistance from a attorney. Currently, there is the limited number of offenses for the selection of lawyers for victims of crime. So, it is necessary to add crimes for which a victim of crime has died. Because it is necessary to support the chaos and difficulties that bereaved families will experience. For this reason, the provisions on the attorney of the crime victim should be prescribed in the Criminal Procedure Act. This paper argues that based on the necessity of the attorney system of crime victims, it is necessary to establish the legal system for the activities of the attorneys and to expand the selection range of attorneys. By doing so, I hope that we can protect and support victims better.