Director of Public Prosecutions of Antigua and Barbuda

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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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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 ⓘ

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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 ⓘ