The public prosecutor's office participation in civil proceedings

1 Abstract: This thesis presents a comprehensive description and analysis of the public prosecutor's office competence in civil proceedings, of its procedural position and individual procedural rights. The aim of this thesis is to assess the meaning and purpose of the participation of the public prosecutor's office in civil proceedings, to point out some difficulties and interpretative problems associated with it and to offer a partial reflection de lege ferenda. Except the introduction and conclusion this work contains seven chapters in total which are further divided into subchapters and quantity of parts, including four annexes. The first chapter discusses the historical development of the public prosecutor's office with regard to the non-penal competence of the prosecution. The second chapter provides a general insight on the public prosecutor's office in its current state, its governing legislation, organizational structure and the principles of its actions. In the third chapter I finally proceed to the non-penal competence of the public prosecutor's office itself. I define its procedural status and jurisdiction. In the conclusion of this chapter I offer insight on the key concept of the public interest, which permeates the prosecution actions in civil proceedings. Chapter four is reserved for the..