prosecutor
Sign in to saveA prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant, an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.
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A prosecutor is a lawyer who represents the government or state in criminal cases, presenting evidence and arguments against a person accused of breaking the law. Prosecutors matter because they play a key role in the justice system by pursuing criminal cases on behalf of the public through either adversarial legal systems (used in common law countries) or inquisitorial systems (used in civil law countries).
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- Occupation.name
- Prosecutor
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- 250px
- Occupation.caption
- Chief Prosecutor Robert H. Jackson (on the pulpit) at the Nuremberg Trials
- Occupation.type
- Profession
- Occupation.activity_sector
- Law, law enforcement
- Occupation.competencies
- Advocacy skills, analytical mind, sense of justice
- Occupation.formation
- Typically required to be authorised to practice law in the jurisdiction, a law degree, in some cases a traineeship.
- Occupation.employment_field
- Government legal service
- Occupation.related_occupation
- Barrister, solicitor, advocate, judge, magistrate
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- Prosecutor as a legal professional
- Directors of public prosecutions
- Common law jurisdictions
- Australia
- Canada
- England and Wales
- Types of prosecutor
- Approach of the CPS to prosecutions
- Prosecutions by other government agencies
- Prosecutions requiring special consent
- Private prosecutions
- DPP's power to take over private prosecutions
- New Zealand
- Scotland
- United States
- Civil law jurisdictions
- Belgium
- Brazil
- France
- Germany
- Italy
- Japan
- Poland
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Socialist law jurisdictions
- People's Republic of China
- Vietnam
- Institutional independence
- Private prosecution
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law. The prosecution is the legal party responsible for presenting the case in a criminal trial against the defendant, an individual accused of breaking the law. Typically, the prosecutor represents the state or the government in the case brought against the accused person.
== Prosecutor as a legal professional == Prosecutors are typically lawyers who possess a law degree and are recognised as suitable legal professionals by the court in which they are acting. This may mean they have been admitted to the bar or obtained a comparable qualification where available, such as solicitor advocates in England law. They become involved in a criminal case once a suspect has been identified and charges need to be filed. They are employed by an office of the government, with safeguards in place to ensure such an office can successfully pursue the prosecution of government officials. Multiple offices exist in a single country, especially in those countries with federal governments where sovereignty has been bifurcated or devolved in some way.