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<p>Nowadays, a modern state without the institution of prosecution could rarely be found. It is considered one of the crucial elements for the proper functioning of the system of justice and for the application of the rule of law through such functions as carrying out of pre-trial investigation and / or the prosecution in criminal matters, safeguarding social interests, and judicial independence. The objective of this article is to provide a brief reflection on the necessity and the content of the independence of the modern prosecutor’s office. The article is based on the policy tendencies used in the Council of Europe and the European Union and with the more profound analysis of the legal regulation of the Spanish prosecutor’s office and its conformity with these tendencies.</p>
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Nowadays, a modern state without the institution of prosecution could rarely be found. It is considered one of the crucial elements for the proper functioning of the system of justice and for the application of the rule of law through such functions as carrying out of pre-trial investigation and / or the prosecution in criminal matters, safeguarding social interests, and judicial independence. The objective of this article is to provide a brief reflection on the necessity and the content of the independence of the modern prosecutor’s office. The article is based on the policy tendencies used in the Council of Europe and the European Union and with the more profound analysis of the legal regulation of the Spanish prosecutor’s office and its conformity with these tendencies.

Independence of the Prosecution Service: European Approaches

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Nowadays, a modern state without the institution of prosecution could rarely be found. It is considered one of the crucial elements for the proper functioning...

Independence of the Prosecution Service: European Approaches

Published Online: Aug 19, 2021

Page range: 87 - 97

Received: Jul 27, 2020

Accepted: Sep 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2020.25.03.06

Keywords
Prosecutor, prosecution office, principle of independence, independence of prosecutors, impartiality of prosecutors, system of justice

© 2020 Anna Fiodorova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Independence of the Prosecution Service: European Approaches

Published Online: Aug 19, 2021

Page range: 87 - 97

Received: Jul 27, 2020

Accepted: Sep 24, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15290/bsp.2020.25.03.06

KeywordsProsecutor, prosecution office, principle of independence, independence of prosecutors, impartiality of prosecutors, system of justice

© 2020 Anna Fiodorova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Prosecutor, prosecution office, principle of independence, independence of prosecutors, impartiality of prosecutors, system of justice