Prosecuting Crime in the Public Interest
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Prosecuting Crime in the Public Interest

How Tension between Independence and Accountability Threatens the Rule of Law in Australia

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Prosecuting Crime in the Public Interest

How Tension between Independence and Accountability Threatens the Rule of Law in Australia

About this book

This book provides the first detailed analysis of the decision to prosecute made by the statutory Australian Offices of Director of Prosecution. It examines the system of prosecution as part of the executive branch of government, and the role and challenges of the individual prosecutors who make decisions within the system. It explores the tension between prosecutorial independence and prosecutorial accountability, and the paradox that political involvement in prosecutions is necessary for accountability and to uphold the public interest, but can compromise independence. The book makes a unique contribution to both Australian criminal law scholarship and to the international literature on criminal prosecution, by drawing on the sub-disciplines of criminal law and administrative law. It includes case studies on prosecuting child sexual abuse, rape, and government espionage, and comparisons with common law and civil law countries including the USA, the UK, Italy and South Africa.

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Information

Publisher
Hart Publishing
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781509973200
eBook ISBN
9781509973224
Edition
1
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Comparative Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Table of Cases
  3. Table of Legislation
  4. PART 1: THE PROBLEM: THE AUSTRALIAN ATTORNEY GENERAL
  5. PART 2: THE PROBLEMATIC SOLUTION: THE AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS
  6. Bibliography
  7. Index