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65 Wayne L. Rev. 235 (2019-2020)
Crime Victims Organizations as Amici Curiae in Criminal Trial Courts: A New Beginning

handle is hein.journals/waynlr65 and id is 245 raw text is: CRIME VICTIMS ORGANIZATIONS AS AMICI CURIAE IN CRIMINAL TRIAL COURTS: A NEW BEGINNING? SHAIFARBERt ABSTRACT .................................................... 236 I. INTRODUCTION ........................................ ....... 237 A. Amici Curiae in Criminal Proceedings on Behalf of Crime Victims in US. Law ......................... ..... 238 B. Principle Justifications for Adding Crime Victims' Organizations as Amici Curiae in Criminal Law.................... 242 1. The General Trend of Crime Victims' Rights Movements in Modern Law .................... ........... 242 2. The Right of the Crime Victims to Express Themselves Fully in Criminal Proceedings......... ........... 247 3. Inconsistency Between the Interests of the Crime Victims and the Interests of the Entities Tasked with their Representation...... ............... .......... 250 4. Striving for Better Judicial Decision-Making and Strengthening the Institutional Legitimacy of Courts ....... 253 C. The Proper Model for Adding Crime Victims' Organizations as Amici Curiae in US. Criminal Law........................ 256 1. The Importance of Using Amici Curiae for the Independent Representation of Crime Victims.................. 256 2. Adequate Circumstances for Adding Crime Victims' Organizations as Amici Curiae in Criminal Procedures.. 258 3. Judicial Guarantees in Cases of the Addition of Crime Victims' Organizations as Amici Curiae in Criminal Trial Court Proceedings.... .................... 264 D. Criticisms (and Possible Rebukes) Regarding the Addition of Crime Victims' Organizations as Amici Curiae in U.S. Criminal Law ............................ ....... 267 1. Harming the Rights ofDefendants..... ............. 267 2. Additional Criticisms Regarding the Addition ofAmici Curiae on Behalf of Crime Victims ........ .......... 270 235 . t Doctor of Law (Ph.D.), Lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, Faculty of Law. I would like to thank Prof. Arnold Anker, Prof. Nir Kedar, Prof Edna Erez, Dr. Avi Osterman, Jim Champion, Sharon Achai, Dikla Tutian-Zaid, Daniel Bendor, and Ruth Eldar for their excellent comments on prior drafts of this Article.