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PROACTIVE ROLE OF PUBLIC PROSECUTORS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE A WAY FORWARD FOR PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-II).05      10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-II).05      Published : Jun 2021

Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..

Abstract

    The public prosecution service is an inevitable feature of the Criminal Justice System (CJS). A key position is assigned to the public prosecutor in the administration of the CJS, who exercises considerable powers and responsibilities, who acts with independence, impartiality, and integrity. In present era, neither the rule of law can be upheld, nor can the human rights be protected without effective role of prosecution services that has become one of the essential pillars of the CJS, an essential component of the Rule of Law,powerful center having a lot of authorities and center of attraction. The world is moving towards a prosecutorial justice system. With the help of comparative and qualitative research methodology, this article aimed to analyze the role and function of the public prosecutor in the CJS of different legal systems that enable us to revamp our system in the right direction for making it efficient expeditious, and cost-effective.

    Adversarial, Administration of Criminal Justice, Inquisitorial, Public Prosecution Service, Public Prosecutor

    (1) Muhammad Ramzan Kasuri
    Assistant District Public Prosecutor, Anti-Terrorism Court Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood
    Assistant Professor, Department of Law, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan
    (3) Ghufran Ahmed
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Kasuri, M. R., Mahmood, A. U. K., & Ahmed, G. (2021). Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ... Global Legal Studies Review, VI(II), 27-36. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-II).05

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Kasuri, Muhammad Ramzan, Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood, and Ghufran Ahmed. 2021. "Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..." Global Legal Studies Review, VI (II): 27-36 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-II).05

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KASURI, M. R., MAHMOOD, A. U. K. & AHMED, G. 2021. Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ... Global Legal Studies Review, VI, 27-36.

MHRA

    MHRA : Kasuri, Muhammad Ramzan, Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood, and Ghufran Ahmed. 2021. "Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..." Global Legal Studies Review, VI: 27-36

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    MLA : Kasuri, Muhammad Ramzan, Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood, and Ghufran Ahmed. "Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..." Global Legal Studies Review, VI.II (2021): 27-36 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Kasuri, Muhammad Ramzan, Mahmood, Ata Ullah Khan, and Ahmed, Ghufran (2021), "Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..", Global Legal Studies Review, VI (II), 27-36

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Kasuri, Muhammad Ramzan, Ata Ullah Khan Mahmood, and Ghufran Ahmed. "Proactive Role of Public Prosecutors in the Administration of Criminal Justice: ..." Global Legal Studies Review VI, no. II (2021): 27-36. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2021(VI-II).05