Restorative justice oriented toward victims' rights
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https://doi.org/10.66744/snrnae60Keywords:
restorative justice, necessary alternative, new paradigm, limitsAbstract
Restorative justice oriented toward victims' rights constitutes a new paradigm within the contemporary criminal justice system, as it presents itself as a necessary alternative to the limitations of the traditional punitive model, proposing a response to crime centered on reparation of harm, active participation of the victim, and accountability of the offender. The objective of this study is to analyze its conceptual foundations, characteristics, scope and limits, as well as its normative development and its application in the Paraguayan and comparative context. The methodology adopts a qualitative approach, with a non-experimental design, cross-sectional cut, documentary type, and descriptive scope, through the review and interpretation of normative, doctrinal, and jurisprudential sources. The results reveal that, although the Paraguayan legal system contemplates alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, there is normative dispersion and a scarce procedural delimitation that restricts the effective application of restorative practices within the judicial sphere. It is concluded that restorative justice is configured as a complementary mechanism to the traditional criminal system, oriented toward the humanization of the State's response to crime; this inference projects as an implication that its application requires criteria of institutional prudence, especially in cases of greater severity, where the protection of the victim and the guarantee of their rights must prevail as the central axis of the process.
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