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Attorney General

An Attorney General (Attorney General in English ) is a man of law.

Summary

1 In Australia
2 In Canada
3 United States
4 In France
5 In the United Kingdom
6 See also
7 Notes and references

In Australia

In Australia , the Attorney General is the chief law officer of the Crown and is a member of the government. The Attorney General is the Minister responsible for Legal Affairs, Public Security and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. In December 2007, Robert McClelland was appointed Attorney General Labor Government Kevin Rudd , replacing the post Philip Ruddock.

The Minister for Justice and Customs Minister was formerly an assistant attorney general. Since December 3, 2007, the Minister of Interior is responsible for the Australian Federal Police and Australian Customs Service. The current Minister of Interior is Bob Debus.

Each Australian state has its own Attorney General, who is part of the state government and has similar responsibilities to the federal minister with regard to the laws of the State.

The general prosecutor's office includes the appointment and management of judicial personnel and the authority to initiate prosecutions. Under normal circumstances, the powers of the prosecutor of the Attorney General shall be exercised by the Director of Public Prosecutions and his deputies but the Attorney General has a formal control, including the power to initiate and terminate public prosecutions and resume private prosecutions. Australian criminal law provides that prosecution for certain offenses must obtain permission from the Attorney General himself. This is usually the case for the offenses with which the illegality is of a somewhat controversial or in which appears a significant risk that the prosecutions are politically motivated. The Attorney General also generally have the power to issue certificates legally conclusive of certain facts (for example, when disclosure of certain elements of a judicial proceeding could constitute a risk to national security), the facts stated in such certificates shall be accepted by the courts and can not be legally contested by all parties. The Attorney General also has the power to issue a nolle prosequi in a case which means that the state (on whose behalf the proceedings were begun) do not wish to continue the prosecution, and to prevent any other person to do so.

In Canada

In Canada , the Attorney General is a title and a function exercised by the Minister of Justice ^{United States}

Main article: Attorney General of the United States and General Counsel of the United States.

The Attorney General of the United States (Attorney General of the United States) is not an attorney to speak of. It is the equivalent of a justice minister in charge of the Justice Department in the Office of the President of the United States (the executive) to which he belongs. He is assisted in his duties by a Deputy Attorney General (United States Deputy Attorney General), followed by Associate Attorney General (United States Associate Attorney General).

A similar function exists in every U.S. state , the Attorney General of State (State Attorney General), a sort of Justice Minister of State at the head of an Office of the State Attorney General. He is following States, elected or appointed (by the governor , the legislature or the supreme court of the state)

It is the Advocate General of the United States (Solicitor General of the United States) which is responsible for the Government to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court when the government is party to the proceedings. He worked in the Justice Department , he was appointed by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate.

France

In France , an Attorney General is a magistrate at the head of a Crown Court. He may sit with the Courts of Appeal , or from the Court of Cassation , even the Court of Auditors. The phrase means in this case the prosecutor heading the prosecution or indictment, as opposed to members of the bench. Specifically, the attorneys general appellate courts are the supervisors of prosecutors , which they coordinate action.

United Kingdom

Main article: Attorney General for England and Wales , Advocate General for Scotland and the Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

In the UK , there are several titles that refer to the Attorney General in the UK regions ( England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland ). They are grouped together under the name of officers of the Crown Act (Law Officers of the Crown).