comparative-law
in Germany, who appoints Prosecutor
<p>in Germany who and how appoints Prosecutors? </p>

<p>ps.<br>
I am looking at <a href="http://iate.europa.eu/" rel="nofollow">http://iate.europa.eu/</a>'s translations, with entry 'EN Prosecutor':</p>

<p>EN public prosecutor<br>
DE Leitender Oberstaatsanwalt<br>
FR procureur de la République<br>
IT procuratore della Repubblica          </p>

<p>EN public prosecutor's office<br>
DE Staatsanwaltschaft<br>
FR parquet / ministère public<br>
IT procura / pubblico ministero</p>

<p>Comments on translations are welcome too. </p>

<p>A quick Google search shows a quote from <em>Public Prosecutors in the United States and Europe: A Comparative Analysis</em>, by G. Gilliéron:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>In Germany, the federal prosecutor general and federal prosecutors are appointed by the President of Germany upon proposal of the Minister of Justice and with the consent of the legislative chamber (<em>Bundesrat</em>). State prosecutors are appointed by the State Minister of Justice.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>As an aside, I don't agree with the Italian translation of the term "public prosecutor's office". "Procura" is correct, but "Pubblico Ministero" is not. In fact, even if the Italian word "ministero" usually refers to an office (as opposite to "Ministro" i.e. Minister), "Pubblico Ministero" is not the name of the office, which is actually "ufficio del Pubblico Ministero".</p>
