parquet

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The parquet is the French public prosecutor’s office, responsible for representing the state in criminal proceedings and directing public prosecutions.

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parquet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French legal institution ⓘ
public prosecutor’s office ⓘ
accountableTo hierarchical superiors within prosecution service ⓘ
actsInNameOf French state ⓘ
appearsBefore Cour de cassation ⓘ
linked to: court of cassation

courts of appeal ⓘ
criminal courts ⓘ
canRequest penalties and measures before the court ⓘ
composedOf avocats généraux ⓘ
procureur de la République (public prosecutor) ⓘ
procureur général (chief prosecutor at a court of appeal or Cour de cassation) ⓘ
substitute prosecutors ⓘ
contrastsWith siège (bench of judges) ⓘ
country France ⓘ
decisionType opportunity principle in prosecution (principe de l’opportunité des poursuites) ⓘ
distinguishedFrom defense counsel ⓘ
investigating judges (juges d’instruction) ⓘ
duty acts in the public interest ⓘ
ensures application of criminal law ⓘ
ensures protection of public order ⓘ
etymology French word meaning wooden floor or flooring ⓘ
field criminal law ⓘ
public prosecutions ⓘ
guidedBy criminal policy defined by the Minister of Justice ⓘ
hasCollectiveName magistrats du parquet (prosecutorial magistrates) ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalNature hierarchically organized prosecution service ⓘ
legalSystem French criminal justice system ⓘ
operatesAt Cour de cassation (France’s highest court in judicial order) ⓘ
linked to: court of cassation

courts of appeal ⓘ
courts of first instance ⓘ
participatesIn criminal policy implementation ⓘ
partOf judicial authority of France ⓘ
linked to: French judiciary
power can propose alternative measures to prosecution ⓘ
can request pre-trial detention or judicial supervision ⓘ
decides whether to prosecute or dismiss a case ⓘ
directs police investigations in many cases ⓘ
relatedConcept ministère public (public prosecution service) ⓘ
role directs public prosecutions ⓘ
initiates criminal proceedings on behalf of the state ⓘ
oversees enforcement of criminal judgments ⓘ
participates in sentencing hearings ⓘ
represents the state in criminal proceedings ⓘ
requests application of criminal law ⓘ
subordinateTo Garde des Sceaux (French Minister of Justice) ⓘ
linked to: Garde des sceaux
terminologyUsage in French law, designates the public prosecutor’s office ⓘ

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Public Prosecution Service of France → alsoKnownAs → parquet ⓘ