The Role of the Cyprus Attorney General's Office in Prosecutions: Rhetoric, Ideology and Practice
This book is a fascinating and entirely original work about the role of the Cyprus Attorney General’s Office in prosecutions. It is based on data gathered using an impressive blend of methods, including observation, a documentary survey and semi-structure
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espina Kyprianou
The Role of the Cyprus Attorney General’s Office in Prosecutions: Rhetoric, Ideology and Practice
Dr Despina Kyprianou Cyprus [email protected] [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-642-01920-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-01921-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-01921-0 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009928620 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To my family
Foreword
Attorney General, Republic of Cyprus It is with great pleasure that I foreword the book of Dr Despina Kyprianou’s for many reasons: The first one is that books on any area of Cyprus Law is particularly welcomed as there are limited studies which focus on this field and reveal the singularities and special features of Cyprus Law. The second one is that this book is about the Attorney General’s Office, an office that I have served for almost thirtyfive years and have personal knowledge of its crucial role not only regarding prosecutions but also regarding a wide variety of other legal issues. The third and most important reason is that this is an excellent work and a thought-provoking contribution to our understanding of the Role of the Cyprus Attorney General’s Office in Prosecutions. The last reason that I am very happy to commend this study is the fact that, a few years ago, I was the one that granted access to the Law Office for Dr Kyprianou’s research. The publication of this highly informative book is the best confirmation that I was right in doing so. The Republic of Cyprus was established as an independent sovereign republic with a presidential regime on 16 August 1960, when its Constitution came into force and British sovereignty over Cyprus as a Crown Colony ceased. The post of the Attorney General, which existed throughout British rule, was retained by the Constitution and has been recognised as one of the great offices of the State. The Attorney General, as well as the Deputy Attorney General who serves on the same terms, is appointed by the President of the Republic from among persons who are qualified for a
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