Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana)

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The Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana) is the principal legal advisor to the Ghanaian government and oversees public prosecutions and the state’s legal affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government department ⓘ
public institution in Ghana ⓘ
associatedWith Judicial Service of Ghana ⓘ
Ministry of Justice (Ghana) ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
employerOf legal officers of the state ⓘ
public prosecutors ⓘ
state attorneys ⓘ
function advising on international agreements and treaties involving Ghana ⓘ
coordination of state litigation ⓘ
review of legal implications of government policies ⓘ
headedBy Attorney-General of Ghana ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAdvisorTo Cabinet of Ghana ⓘ
President of Ghana ⓘ
ministries, departments and agencies of Ghana ⓘ
locatedIn Accra ⓘ
Greater Accra Region ⓘ
mandate to ensure effective prosecution of criminal offences on behalf of the state ⓘ
to protect the legal interests of the state ⓘ
to provide legal services to the Government of Ghana ⓘ
oversees public prosecutors in Ghana ⓘ
state attorneys in Ghana ⓘ
partOf Government of Ghana ⓘ
publicBody yes ⓘ
responsibility advising on legislative drafting ⓘ
defending the state in constitutional and human rights actions ⓘ
drafting and vetting of government contracts ⓘ
providing legal opinions to government ministries, departments and agencies ⓘ
representation of the state in civil cases ⓘ
representation of the state in criminal cases ⓘ
supervision of public prosecutions ⓘ
role manages the legal affairs of the Ghanaian state ⓘ
oversees public prosecutions in Ghana ⓘ
principal legal advisor to the Government of Ghana ⓘ
sector justice sector of Ghana ⓘ
subordinateTo Attorney-General of Ghana ⓘ
typeOfOrganization public sector legal service ⓘ
worksWith Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice (Ghana) ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Ghana Prisons Service → collaboratesWith → Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana) ⓘ
Cabinet of Ghana → hasPart → Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana)
Ghana Bar Association → collaboratesWith → Attorney-General’s Department of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana)
Attorney General of Ghana → heads → Office of the Attorney General (Ghana) ⓘ
linked to: Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana)
Legal Directorate (Ghana Immigration Service) → collaboratesWith → Attorney-General’s Department (Ghana) ⓘ
subject linked to: Legal Directorate