Attorney General of Jersey

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The Attorney General of Jersey is the chief legal adviser to the Crown and the Government of Jersey, responsible for overseeing public prosecutions and representing the public interest in the island’s legal system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position ⓘ
legal office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
advises Ministers of the Government of Jersey ⓘ
States of Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Jersey
appliesTo Bailiwick of Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Jersey
appointedBy Crown ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
basedIn Saint Helier ⓘ
can discontinue criminal proceedings ⓘ
enter a nolle prosequi in criminal proceedings ⓘ
institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the Crown ⓘ
chiefLegalAdviserTo Crown ⓘ
Government of Jersey ⓘ
country Jersey ⓘ
duty protecting public interest in legal matters ⓘ
upholding rule of law in Jersey ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver police prosecutions in Jersey ⓘ
hasNo vote in the States Assembly ⓘ
heads Law Officers’ Department of Jersey ⓘ
historicalOrigin Crown law officer of the Channel Islands ⓘ
jurisdiction Jersey ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
legalSystem Jersey legal system ⓘ
legalTradition mixed Norman customary law and English common law context ⓘ
memberOf Council of Ministers of Jersey (as legal adviser, not voting minister) ⓘ
officeHoldersTitle His Majesty’s Attorney General for Jersey ⓘ
officeType non-political law officer ⓘ
oversees Crown Advocate system in Jersey ⓘ
conduct of criminal proceedings on behalf of the Crown ⓘ
participatesIn States Assembly proceedings (without voting rights) ⓘ
partOf constitutional framework of Jersey ⓘ
represents Crown in legal proceedings in Jersey ⓘ
public interest in courts of Jersey ⓘ
responsibleFor advising on legislation in Jersey ⓘ
extradition matters involving Jersey ⓘ
mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ
oversight of criminal prosecutions ⓘ
providing legal advice to the Crown in Jersey ⓘ
providing legal advice to the Government of Jersey ⓘ
public prosecutions in Jersey ⓘ
representation of the public interest in Jersey’s legal system ⓘ
review of draft laws for legality and constitutionality ⓘ
style The Attorney General ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General
termLength serves at pleasure of the Crown ⓘ
worksWith Magistrate’s Court of Jersey ⓘ
Royal Court of Jersey ⓘ
Solicitor General of Jersey ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurats of Jersey → associatedOffice → Attorney General of Jersey ⓘ
Jersey law → hasOfficer → Attorney General of Jersey ⓘ
Attorney General of Jersey → officeHoldersTitle → His Majesty’s Attorney General for Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Attorney General of Jersey
Solicitor General of Jersey → assists → Attorney General of Jersey ⓘ
Solicitor General of Jersey → subordinateTo → Attorney General of Jersey ⓘ
Solicitor General of Jersey → relatedOffice → Attorney General of Jersey ⓘ