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José Manuel Santos Pais

José Manuel Santos Pais represents the Prosecutor General in the Portuguese Constitutional Court and is the President of the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) at the Council of Europe.

POSTS BY Jos� Manuel Santos Pais

22 October 2020

LawRules #5: We need to talk about Prosecutors

Public prosecutors decide whether a criminal suspect is investigated. Or not. They decide whether a person is indicted and whether there will be a trial. Or not. If you control them, you can make your opponents' life miserable and let your friends run free. On the other hand: If prosecutors don't have to answer to politics at all, who will hold them accountable? This is what we discuss with these distinguished guests in this week's episode of our Rule of Law podcast. Continue reading >>

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