This coverage paper gives a complete evaluation of France’s distinctive method to the reparation of victims of terrorism and proposes suggestions for its enchancment and potential replication in different states. In response to a collection of main terrorist assaults over the previous decade, France has developed a novel twin compensation regime that mixes an administrative mechanism – the Assure Fund for Victims of Terrorism (“FGTI”), which offers fast, solidarity-based monetary help – and a judicial mechanism, following the institution of the Jurisdiction for the Compensation of Victims of Terrorism (“JIVAT”), a specialised physique created in 2019 to adjudicate civil claims independently from legal trials. Past monetary reparation, France has additionally dedicated to symbolic and societal varieties of redress, together with instructional reforms, memorial initiatives with the forthcoming Museum and Memorial of Terrorism, and nationwide recognition.
Regardless of these advances, the paper highlights ongoing challenges throughout the present reparation framework, akin to inconsistencies in compensation, procedural burdens, and the emotional toll positioned on victims navigating administrative programs – making a danger of re-victimisation. It additionally underscores a big authorized hole, as international victims of terrorism and victims of worldwide crimes stay largely excluded from these mechanisms.
In response, the paper formulates a set of coverage suggestions geared toward enhancing fairness, accessibility, and institutional responsiveness. These embody the jurisdictional growth and institutionalisation of the JIVAT, the adoption of constant compensation pointers, strengthened psychological help, and extension of the present reparation framework to victims of worldwide crimes. France’s mannequin, whereas unprecedented in scope, should evolve to fulfill the broader calls for of justice – and could function a reference for states looking for to implement complete and victim-centred reparation programs.”
