Overview
Treats a highly topical and "hot" subject, both in the U.S. and in Europe: Use and misuse of prosecutorial powers
Comprehensive analysis of the US American prosecution system those in continental law jurisdictions (Switzerland, Germany, France)
Includes statistical data on prosecutorial decision making not available to the public and comparative tables and figures for an overview of key issues
Provides a detailed discussion of recently reformed continental systems
Given the many common features of the American and the Swiss prosecution systems, this analysis provides many new approaches to the debate on how to improve the American prosecution system
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Prosecutors in the United States and Europe
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Analysis with Special Focus on Switzerland, France, and Germany
Authors: Gwladys Gilliéron
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04504-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-04503-0Published: 29 April 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35458-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-04504-7Published: 14 April 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 362
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law