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Prosecuting Crime in the Public Interest
How Tension between Independence and Accountability Threatens the Rule of Law in Australia
Prosecuting Crime in the Public Interest
How Tension between Independence and Accountability Threatens the Rule of Law in Australia
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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.
Table of Contents
1. The Modern Problem
2. The English Origins
3. Australian Concerns
Part 2: The Problematic Solution: The Australian Director of Public Prosecutions
4. The Continuing English Legacy
5. Prosecutorial and Executive Discretion
6. Nature of the Australian DPPs: A Political-Statutory Hybrid
7. The Reasonable Prospects of Conviction Test
8. The Public Interest Test
9. Accountability of the Attorney General
10. Accountability and the DPP
11. Conclusions
Product details
| Published | 25 Jul 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 232 |
| ISBN | 9781509973200 |
| Imprint | Hart Publishing |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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