CONTENTSINTRODUCTORY NOTE .................................................................... viiPART ONE
ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1997
Main Activities of UNAFEI .................................................................. 3
UNAFEI Work Programme for 1998 ................................................ 15
Appendix ............................................................................................... 17PART TWORESOURCE MATERIAL SERIES NO. 53
I. WORK PRODUCT OF THE 107TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE“THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF PROSECUTION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE”
Remarks by Programming Officer .................................................. 35
Faculty Paper• The Criminal Justice System in Japan: Prosecution
by UNAFEI ....................................................................................... 39
Visiting Experts’ Papers• Some Aspects of French Penal Procedure
by Henri de Larosière de Champfeu (France) ............................ 59• The Development of the Prosecutor’s Jurisdiction in the Criminal
Justice System of Indonesia
by Antonius Sujata (Indonesia) .................................................. 68• The Characteristics of the Korean Prosecution System and theProsecutor’s Direct Investigation
by Lee, Jung-Soo (Republic of Korea)......................................... 83• Enhancement of the Rule of Law and Promotion of the PublicInterest: The Role and Function of the Prosecution System inSingapore
by Francis Tseng (Singapore) ................................................... 103iii

• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Sri Lanka
by D.P. Kumarasingha (Sri Lanka) ......................................... 119• Thai Prosecutors and International Cooperation in Combating
Transnational Crime
by Dr. Kanit Nanakorn (Thailand)........................................... 131• The Role of the Prosecutor in the American Federal Criminal
Justice System
by Nora M. Manella (United States) ........................................ 137
Participants’ Papers• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justice
by Pauline Christine Ngo Mandeng (Cameroon) ..................... 159• The Position and Role of Chinese Procuratorial Organs
in Criminal Justice
by Guan Fujin (China) ............................................................. 169• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justice
by Patricia Cordero Vargas (Costa Rica) ................................. 179• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justiceby Madan Lal Sharma (India) ................................................. 185• The Role and Function of the Indonesian Prosecution Servicein Criminal Justiceby Ersyiwo Zaimaru (Indonesia) .............................................. 201• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justiceby Jonathan John Mwalili (Kenya) .......................................... 218• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justice
by Lithnarong Pholsena (Lao People’s DemocraticRepublic) .................................................................................... 237• The Administration of Criminal Justice in Malaysia:
The Role and Function of Prosecution
by Abdul Razak Bin Haji Mohamad Hassan (Malaysia) ....... 247• The Role and Function of Prosecution in Criminal Justiceby Zafar Ahmad Farooqi (Pakistan) ........................................ 257

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• The Role and Function of the Prosecution in the Philippine
Criminal Justice System
by Menrado Valle Corpuz (Philippines) ................................... 272• The Role and Function of Public Prosecutors in Thailand
by Somjai Kesornsiricharoen (Thailand) ................................. 280
Reports of the Course• The Relationship of the Prosecution with the Police andInvestigative Responsibility
by Group 1 ................................................................................. 307• The Role of Prosecution in the Screening of Criminal Cases
by Group 2 ................................................................................. 326• Issues Concerning Prosecution in Relation to Conviction, Speedy
Trial and Sentencing
by Group 3 ................................................................................. 348
II. THE NINTH MEETING OF THE AD HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF
EXPERTS ON UNAFEI WORK PROGRAMMES AND DIRECTIONS
Report of Recent Activities and Future Perspectives of UNAFEI
by Toichi Fujiwara (UNAFEI) ......................................................... 371
Report of the Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee of Experts on UNAFEI Work Programmes andDirections ............................................................................................ 385
APPENDIX .......................................................................................... 397v