Ministry of justice

"DoJ" redirects here. For the federal executive department of the United States, see United States Department of Justice. For other uses, see DOJ.

A justice ministry, ministry of justice,[1] or department of justice,[2] is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States.[3] Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice.[4] Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office.

Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor[5] and national investigative agencies (e.g. the American Federal Bureau of Investigation), and maintaining the legal system and public order. Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as overseeing elections, directing the police, law reform, and administration of the immigration and citizenship services. The duties of the ministry of justice may in some countries be split from separate responsibilities of an attorney general[6] (often responsible for the justice system) and the interior minister[7] (often responsible for public order). Sometimes the prison system is separated into another government department called Corrective Services.

Country, State or Territory Subnational division Ministry Head List
 Afghanistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Albania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Algeria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Andorra Ministry of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior of Andorra Minister of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior list
 Angola Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Anguilla Attorney General's Chambers Attorney General list
 Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs list
 Argentina Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Armenia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Australia Attorney General's Department Attorney General of Australia list
Australian Capital Territory Justice and Community Safety Directorate Attorney General list
New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice Attorney General list
Minister of Justice list
Norfolk Island Attorney General Chief Minister
Northern Territory Department of Justice and Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney General Attorney General of Queensland list
South Australia Department of the Attorney General Attorney General list
Tasmania Department of Justice and the Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Victoria Department of Justice and Community Safety Attorney-General list
Minister for Corrections list
Western Australia Department of Justice Attorney General list
 Austria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Bahamas Office of the Attorney General and
Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)		 Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Bahrain Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Bangladesh Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs list
 Barbados Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs Attorney General list
 Belarus Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Minister of Justice list
 Belgium Federal Public Service Justice Minister of Justice list
 Belize Ministry of the Attorney General Office Attorney General list
 Benin Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Bermuda Attorney General's Chambers Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Bhutan Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Bolivia Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency Minister of Justice and Institutional Transparency list
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Botswana Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security Minister of Defence, Justice and Security list
 Brazil Ministry of Justice and Public Security Minister of Justice and Public Security list
 British Virgin Islands Department of Justice Attorney General list
 Brunei Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Bulgaria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Burkina Faso Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Burundi Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Cambodia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Cameroon Ministry of Justice Minister of State for Justice list
 Canada Department of Justice Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada list
Alberta Ministry of Justice and Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
British Columbia Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Manitoba Department of Justice (Manitoba) Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
New Brunswick Department of Justice (New Brunswick) Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice and Public Safety Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Northwest Territories Department of Justice Minister of Justice
Nova Scotia Department of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Nunavut Department of Justice Minister of Justice
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General Attorney General list
Prince Edward Island Department of Justice and Public Safety Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Quebec Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice (Quebec) list
Saskatchewan Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice
Yukon Department of Justice Minister of Justice
 Cape Verde Ministry of Justice and Labor Minister of Justice and Labor list
 Cayman Islands Office of Director of Public Prosecutions Director of Public Prosecutions list
 Central African Republic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Chad Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Chile Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 China Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General list
 Hong Kong Department of Justice Secretary for Justice list
 Macau Secretariat for Administration and Justice Secretary for Administration and Justice list
 Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Colombia Ministry of Justice and Law Minister of Justice and Law list
 Comoros Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights list
 Cook Islands Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Costa Rica Ministry of Justice and Peace Minister of Justice and Peace list
 Croatia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Cuba Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order Minister of Justice and Public Order list
 Czech Republic Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Denmark Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Djibouti Ministry of Justice and Penal Affairs Minister of Justice and Penal Affairs list
 Dominica Ministry of Justice, Immigration and National Security Minister of Justice, Immigration and National Security list
 Dominican Republic Attorney General of the Republic (Dominican Republic) Attorney General list
 East Timor Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Ecuador Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Cults Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Cults list
 Egypt Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 El Salvador Public Ministry Attorney General list
 Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions Minister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions list
 Eritrea Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Estonia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Ethiopia Federal Attorney General's Office Federal Attorney General list
 European Union Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship list
 Faroe Islands Ministry of Internal Affairs Minister of Internal Affairs list
 Fiji Office of the Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Finland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 France Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Gabon Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Gambia Ministry of Justice Minister for Justice list
 Georgia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Abkhazia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 South Ossetia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Germany Federal Ministry of Justice Federal Minister of Justice list
 Ghana Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department Attorney General list
 Gibraltar Office of the Attorney General Attorney General and Director of Public Prosecution list
 Greece Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights list
 Greenland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice
 Grenada Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Guam Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Guatemala Public Ministry Attorney General list
 Guinea Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Guinea-Bissau Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Guyana Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General's Chambers Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Haiti Ministry of Justice and Public Security Minister of Justice and Public Security list
 Honduras Ministry of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization Minister of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization list
 Hungary Ministry of Justice Minister of Administration and Justice list
 Iceland Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Interior list
 India Ministry of Law and Justice Minister of Law and Justice list
 Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Iran Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Iraq Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Ireland Department of Justice Minister for Justice list
 Isle of Man Attorney General Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom) list
 Israel Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Palestine Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Italy Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Ivory Coast Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Jamaica Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Japan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Jordan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Kazakhstan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Kenya Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice Attorney General list
 Kiribati Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 South Korea Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Kosovo Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Kuwait Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Laos Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Latvia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Lebanon Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Lesotho Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Services Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Services list
 Liberia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice
Attorney General		 list
 Libya Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Liechtenstein Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture list
 Lithuania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Luxembourg Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 North Macedonia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Madagascar Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Malawi Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
 Maldives Ministry of Law and Gender Attorney General and Minister of Law and Gender list
 Mali Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Malta Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Marshall Islands Ministry of Justice, Immigration and Labor Minister of Justice, Immigration and Labor list
 Mauritania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Mauritius Attorney General's Office, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional Reforms Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Mexico Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Micronesia Department of Justice Secretary of Justice list
 Moldova Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Transnistria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Mongolia Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs list
 Montenegro Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Montserrat Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Morocco Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Ministry of Justice and Religious Affairs Minister of Justice and Religious Affairs list
 Mozambique Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs Minister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs list
 Myanmar Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Namibia Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Nauru Ministry of Justice and Border Control Minister of Justice and Border Control (Nauru) list
   Nepal Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs list
 Netherlands Ministry of Justice and Security Minister of Justice and Security list
 Bonaire Public Prosecution Service Attorney General list
 Saba
 Sint Eustatius
 Aruba Ministry of Justice, Security and Integration Minister of Justice, Security and Integration list
 Curaçao Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Sint Maarten Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 New Zealand Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Nicaragua Public Ministry Attorney General list
 Niger Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Nigeria Ministry of Justice Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria list
 Niue Justice Department (formerly Ministry of Justice) Secretary of Justice (Ministry of Social Services) list
 Norway Ministry of Justice and Public Security Minister of Justice and Public Security list
 Oman Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Pakistan Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights list
 Palau Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Panama Ministry of Government (formerly Ministry of Government and Justice) Minister of Government list
 Papua New Guinea Department of Justice and Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Paraguay Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Peru Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Philippines Department of Justice Secretary of Justice list
 Poland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Portugal Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Qatar Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Republic of Congo Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Romania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Russia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Crimea Prosecutor General's Office Prosecutor General list
 Rwanda Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of the Attorney General, Justice and Legal Affairs and Communications Attorney General list
 Saint Lucia Ministry of Legal Affairs Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Legal Affairs Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Samoa Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration Minister of Justice and Courts Administration list
 San Marino Department of Institutional Affairs and Justice Secretariat of State for Justice, Information and Research list
 São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of Justice, Internal Administration and Human Rights Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights list
 Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Senegal Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Serbia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Seychelles Department of Legal Affairs Attorney General list
 Sierra Leone Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
 Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers
Ministry of Law		 Attorney-General
Minister of Law		 list
list
 Slovakia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Slovenia Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice list
 Solomon Islands Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs list
 Somalia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Somaliland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 South Africa Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development list
 South Sudan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Spain Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Sri Lanka Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform Minister of Justice list
 Sudan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Suriname Ministry of Justice and Police Minister of Justice and Police list
 Swaziland (Eswatini) Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
 Sweden Ministry of Justice Minister for Justice list
 Switzerland Federal Department of Justice and Police Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police list
 Syria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Tajikistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Tanzania Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
 Thailand Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Togo Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
 Tonga Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Trinidad and Tobago Office of the Attorney General Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
 Tunisia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Turkey Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Turkmenistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Turks and Caicos Islands Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Tuvalu Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister of Justice list
 Ukraine Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 United Arab Emirates Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice		 listlist
 Northern Ireland Department of Justice Minister of Justice list
Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland Attorney General for Northern Ireland list
 Scotland Learning and Justice Directorates Cabinet Secretary for Justice list
 Wales Counsel General list
 United States United States Department of Justice Attorney General list
 American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs Attorney General list
 Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
 Puerto Rico Department of Justice Attorney General and Secretary of Justice list
 United States Virgin Islands Department of Justice Attorney General list
 Uzbekistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Vanuatu Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Venezuela Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace Minister of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace list
 Vietnam Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Yemen Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Zambia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
 Zimbabwe Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Minister of Justice list

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References

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  2. ^ "DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (Legal Definition)". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ^ "History & Art of the Department of Justice | DOJ | Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
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