In some jurisdictions, attorneys general have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,659 |
15 Facts About Attorneys general
1.
2.
In practice, the extent to which the attorney Attorneys general personally provides legal advice to the government varies between jurisdictions, and even between individual office-holders within the same jurisdiction, often depending on the level and nature of the office-holder's prior legal experience.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,660 |
3.
Where the attorney general has ministerial responsibility for legal affairs in general, the ministerial portfolio is largely equivalent to that of a Minister of Justice in some other countries.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,661 |
4.
The modern title of major Attorneys general is a military rank in which the word "Attorneys general" is not used as an adjective but as a noun, which can be pluralized.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,662 |
5.
Attorneys general are not military officers, have no rank, and therefor should not be referred to as “general”.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,663 |
6.
In normal circumstances, the prosecutorial powers of the attorney-Attorneys general are exercised by the Director of Public Prosecutions and staff; however, the attorney-Attorneys general maintains formal control, including the power to initiate and terminate public prosecutions and take over private prosecutions.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,664 |
7.
In Fiji, the role of the attorney Attorneys general is defined as "providing essential legal expertise and support to the Government".
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,665 |
8.
Attorneys general's duties include the formulation of legal policy and ensuring proper administration of Kenya's legal system including professional legal education.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,666 |
9.
In Kiribati, the attorney Attorneys general is defined by section 42 of the Constitution as "the principal legal adviser to the Government".
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,667 |
10.
Attorneys general is the principal public prosecutor in the country, and is known as the Public Prosecutor.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,668 |
11.
Attorneys general has the power, exercisable at his discretion, to institute, conduct or discontinue any proceedings for an offence, other than proceedings before a Syariah court, a native court or a court-martial.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,669 |
13.
In New Zealand, the attorney-Attorneys general is the chief law officer and primary legal advisor of the New Zealand government.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,671 |
14.
The majority of state attorneys general are chosen by popular election, as opposed to the US Attorney General, who is a presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,672 |
15.
Second type of attorney-Attorneys general is an independent advisor to the Supreme Court.
| FactSnippet No. 1,661,673 |