Public Prosecutors to Defend the Public Interest

Legitimacy, Objectives, Methods And Accountability

Authors

  • José P. Ribeiro de Albuquerque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54275/raesmpce.v9i1.31

Keywords:

Public Interest, Legitimacy, Accountability

Abstract

The preconditions for the question I want to address today are the social skills, duties and responsibilities of the Portuguese Public Prosecution Service. It is an independent and autonomous judicial body, based on a constitutional and legal model that confers functions on the Public Prosecution Service encompassing not only criminal prosecution and participation in the implementation of the criminal policy, but also the legal representation for employees, the promotion and protection of the welfare of children and young people, as well as the protection of collective and diffuse interests (environment, urban planning, public health, etc.), the safeguarding of the judicial independence and of the law, the enforcement of judicial decisions, the constitutional review and the promotion of the public interest. It is in the Public Prosecution´s powers of initiative in the public interest that I would like to focus on.

Author Biography

José P. Ribeiro de Albuquerque

Senior Public Prosecutor – SMMP – Portugal.

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Published

2017-06-29

How to Cite

Albuquerque, J. P. R. de. (2017). Public Prosecutors to Defend the Public Interest: Legitimacy, Objectives, Methods And Accountability. ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF THE SUPERIOR SCHOOL OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTION, 9(1), 301–316. https://doi.org/10.54275/raesmpce.v9i1.31

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Artigos Internacionais