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Ya.D. Zelmenis Institute of Prosecutors in the Republic of Latvia — the Need for more Strict Supervision and Protection of Individual Rights

Abstract: The author of the article describes the historical development of the institution of public prosecution in Latvia and the model of the prosecutor’s activity in Latvia today. The actual decisions and resolutions of the Constitutional Court of Latvia, the European Court of Human Rights and Court of Justice of the European Communities are researched. The author analyzes the problems associated with lack of supervision over the prosecutors’ activities and the inferior enforcement of individual’s rights, and suggests possible solutions to these problems.


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comparative law, prosecutors, Latvia, the protection of individual rights, role of the prosecutor’s office, historical development of the institute of prosecution, the prosecutor’s office status in Latvia, control mechanism of prosecution in Latvia, recommendations of the European Council


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