Reconsidering the Protection of Child Witnesses and Pre-Recorded Testimony: Comparative Perspectives from Spain and England and Wales

Beatriz Martínez Perpiñá

doi:10.22197/rbdpp.v12i3.1479

Autores/as

Beatriz Martínez Perpiñá Universitat Oberta de Catalunya https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2352-6139

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22197/rbdpp.v12i3.1479

Palabras clave:

pre-recorded testimony, underage victims, secondary victimization, comparative law, criminal process

Resumen

Este estudio lleva a cabo un análisis de Derecho comparado entre España e Inglaterra y Gales, centrándose en la prueba preconstituida como herramienta procesal destinada a prevenir la victimización secundaria de las víctimas menores de edad en los procesos penales. En el sistema español, la prueba preconstituida tiene por objeto evitar que los menores tengan que repetir su testimonio, garantizar su protección y preservar el valor probatorio de sus declaraciones. En Inglaterra y Gales se adoptan medidas especiales, como el interrogatorio y el contrainterrogatorio videograbado. Estos métodos persiguen objetivos similares al reducir la exposición del menor al entorno judicial. El estudio identifica las similitudes en su finalidad protectora y las diferencias que se derivan de las estructuras procesales. Asimismo, detecta las lecciones que cada ordenamiento jurídico puede aplicar para optimizar el uso de estos instrumentos y reforzar la protección de los niños y adolescentes.

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Biografía del autor/a

Beatriz Martínez Perpiñá, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Postdoctoral research fellow in the “Victimología Empírica y Aplicada (VICRIM)” Research Group at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the Universitat de Lleida and a Master’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. She holds a Ph.D. in Law from the Universitat de Girona.

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