Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda

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legal profession role public office

The Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda is the independent chief public prosecutor responsible for overseeing and conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda canonical	2
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal profession role ⓘ public office ⓘ
appointedBy	Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch ⓘ judicial branch ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
country	Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
distinctFrom	Attorney-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
duty	act in the public interest ⓘ ensure fair administration of criminal justice ⓘ
employer	Government of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
ensuresComplianceWith	criminal procedure laws of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
field	criminal law ⓘ
focus	public interest in criminal prosecutions ⓘ
goal	ensure that prosecutions are conducted fairly and impartially ⓘ
hasConstitutionalProtection	security of tenure subject to constitutional provisions ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	all criminal offences under the law of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
independence	independent of political direction in prosecutorial decisions ⓘ
jurisdiction	Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalAuthority	statutory law of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
legalSystem	common law ⓘ
locationOfOffice	St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
mayDelegate	prosecutorial functions to subordinate prosecutors ⓘ
oversees	Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda
partOf	criminal justice system of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
power	discontinue criminal proceedings at any stage before judgment ⓘ initiate criminal proceedings in any court of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
purpose	prosecute offences against the laws of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
relatedPosition	Director of Public Prosecutions in other Commonwealth Caribbean states ⓘ
reportsTo	Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda in formal appointment matters ⓘ
represents	the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
requiresQualification	qualified lawyer ⓘ
responsibility	conducting criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ deciding whether to institute criminal proceedings ⓘ discontinuing criminal proceedings ⓘ overseeing criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state ⓘ taking over criminal proceedings instituted by other persons or authorities ⓘ
role	chief public prosecutor of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
subjectTo	Constitutional safeguards for independence ⓘ
supervises	state prosecutors in Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ
typeOfOrganization	prosecutorial authority ⓘ
worksWith	Attorney-General of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ police of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of Antigua and Barbuda → definesRoleOf → Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ

Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda → oversees → Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda

judiciary of Antigua and Barbuda → relatedTo → Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ