The Compensation Guarantee For Victims Of Personal Injury Offences

With the promulgation of Law No. 1.555 of 14 December 2023 on compensation for victims of sexual offences, crimes and offences against children, domestic violence and other offences against individuals, the Principality of Monaco has acquired a key tool to ensure the effectiveness of the rights of victims of criminal offences and guarantee their compensation.

From now on, victims of crimes against individuals who encounter difficulties in obtaining payment of damages awarded to them by the Courts may be compensated directly by the Monegasque State.

This compensation may be awarded to any natural person who can prove that they have an enforceable decision of a Monegasque court as well as to persons of Monegasque nationality who have an irrevocable decision of a foreign court. This decision must award a reparation or a provision for an offence against individuals, such as: assault and battery, threats, sexual harassment, rape, sexual assault, abuse of weakness,