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Does Israel have an attorney general?

Incumbent The attorney general of Israel (Hebrew: היועץ המשפטי לממשלה, Ha-Yo'etz Ha-Mishpati La-Memshala, lit. Legal Advisor to the Government) heads the legal system of the executive branch and the public prosecution of the state.

Who is the state attorney of Israel?

About The Office of the State Attorney The Office of the State Attorney is headed by the State Attorney, Adv. Shai Nitzan.

Is attorney general part of Congress?

The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.

What is the government like in Israel?

Parliamentary systemParliamentary republicIsrael/Government

What is a state attorney?

State attorneys are attorneys in the service of the State. They represent the State in all lawsuits and transactions for and against the State. They work and function in the same way as ordinary attorneys.

How is the UK Attorney General appointed?

Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales is one of the law officers of the Crown....Attorney General for England and WalesAttorney General's OfficeStyleThe Right HonourableReports toPrime Minister of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for JusticeAppointerThe Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister6 more rows

Who is above the district attorney?

The state attorney general is the highest law enforcement officer in state government and often has the power to review complaints about unethical and illegal conduct on the part of district attorneys.

Who is the Attorney General USA?

Merrick GarlandUnited States / Attorney generalMerrick Brian Garland is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the 86th United States attorney general since March 2021. He served as a circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1997 to 2021. Wikipedia

Who runs the DOJ?

Attorney General GarlandAs the nation's chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Garland leads the Justice Department's 115,000 employees, who work across the United States and in more than 50 countries worldwide.20 hours ago

What language do they speak in Israel?

HebrewIsrael / Official languageHebrew is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is regarded as one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants: the Judeans and Samaritans. Wikipedia

What is the major religion in Israel?

About eight-in-ten (81%) Israeli adults are Jewish, while the remainder are mostly ethnically Arab and religiously Muslim (14%), Christian (2%) or Druze (2%). Overall, the Arab religious minorities in Israel are more religiously observant than Jews.Mar 8, 2016

Does Israel respect human rights?

According to the 2010 US Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for Israel and the Occupied Territories, Israeli law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, and the government effectively enforced these prohibitions.

Overview

The attorney general of Israel (Hebrew: היועץ המשפטי לממשלה, Ha-Yo'etz Ha-Mishpati La-Memshala, lit. Legal Advisor to the Government) heads the legal system of the executive branch and the public prosecution of the state. The attorney general advises the government in legal matters, represents the state authorities in court, advises in the preparation of legal memoranda for the government in general and the justice ministerin particular. Likewise she or he examines …

Duties

The attorney general has four main duties:
1. Head of the public prosecution system
2. Representative of the state in all legal proceedings
3. Chief legal counsel to the government

History

In 1997 a commission in the chairmanship of the former president of the Israeli Supreme Court, Meir Shamgar, had been established for examination of the possibilities of the future legislation on the subject of the attorney general, and recommended that the official title of his or her position will be changed from "the legal adviser to the government" to "the chief legal adviser" to reflect his responsibility for ensuring the rule of law in all of the arms of government, and not onl…

Deputy positions

• Deputy Attorney General for consultation
• Deputy Attorney General for legislation
• Deputy Attorney General for Hebrew (i.e., Jewish) law
• Deputy Attorney General for special assignments

Further reading

• Zilber, Dina. In The Name of The Law. Kinneret, Zmora Bitan, Dvir. 2012 (in Hebrew).

External links

• Attorney General on the Israeli Ministry of Justice website
• Gad Barzilai and David Nachmias, The Attorney General: Authority and Responsibility. Israel Democratic Institute 1997.
• Aviad Bakshi: Legal advisers and the government: analysis and recommendations