"Multilateral meeting organized by the Council of Europe in co-opera tion with INTERCENTER, Messina (Sicily), 5-7 June 1996."

"Themis no. 2."

"Demo-Droit/Themis"--Spine.

French edition: Le rãole du ministáere public dans une sociâetâe d âemocratique.

Includes bibliographical references.

Opening speech / Giacomo Barletta -- Opening speech / Gaby Tubach -- Dependence or independence of the public prosecution office / Giuseppe Cariti -- Position and status of the public prosecution office / Eug áene Frencken -- Position of the public prosecution office / Peter Morr e -- The role of the public prosecution office in the criminal field / Jacques Buisson -- Fight against criminality: relations between public prosecutor and police / Piet-Hein A.J. Cremers -- Role of the public pr osecution in the criminal field / Carlo Bellito -- Role of the public p rosecution office in the criminal field / Carlos Castresana Fernandez - - The role of the public prosecution office in the penal field / Franci sca Van Dunem -- The role of the public prosecution office in the crimi nal field / Jiri Toman -- The role of the public prosecution office in the civil and commercial fields / Mario Busacca -- Role of public prose cution office in criminal, civil and commercial fields / Roger Perrot.