The Role of a Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings

The title of this diploma thesis is "The Role of a Public Prosecutor in Criminal Proceedings". In the Czech Republic, it is Public Prosecution that is granted the right by the Constitution to prosecute criminal offenses on behalf of the country. Activities arising from this right are the main duties of a public prosecutor. The aim of this thesis is therefore to describe said activities. It is done so chronologically with regard to the different phases of criminal proceedings. Other goals include trying to find problematic areas of the laws that govern public prosecutors, trying to come up with possible reasons behind them and proposing their solutions. This thesis also contains comments on some of the recent changes in the rules governing public prosecution. The first chapter of this thesis contains a brief history and evolution of public prosecution in Central Europe and in the Czech lands as the author believes it is a very useful introduction to public prosecution and its role in criminal proceedings today. Chapter two of this thesis deals with the laws governing public prosecution. First, the Constitution is mentioned including its article 80 and its problematic placement within the Constitution. The author then talks about other significant laws from which all duties of public prosecution..