• E4J University Module Series: Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

• Module 14: Independence of the Judiciary and the Role of Prosecutors

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Topic 1.  Judicial independence
  • • General issues. Judicial independence as a fundamental value of the rule of law and of constitutionalism
    • The main factors aimed at securing judicial independence
  • Topic 2.  The role of public prosecutors
  • • General issues. Public prosecutors as the 'gate keepers' of criminal justice.
    • The institutional and functional role of prosecutors: different models and practices:
    • Other factors affecting the role of prosecutors: appointment, tenure and conduct.
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in February 2020
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

Possible class structure

This section contains recommendations for a teaching sequence and timing intended to achieve learning outcomes through a three-hour class.

• Preliminary exercise - Ice-breaker discussion [10 minutes]
• Lecture about Topic One - Judicial Independence [45 minutes]
• Exercises on Topic One (one or more, depending on the lecturer's will) [40 minutes]
• Lecture about Topic Two - The role of Public Prosecutors [45 minutes]
• Exercises on Topic Two (one or more, depending on the lecturer's will) [40 minutes]

Next: Core reading

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