Justice ministry
A justice ministry is a ministry or other government agency charged with justice. The ministry is often headed by a minister for justice or secretary of justice or secretary for justice; sometimes the head of a department of justice is entitled attorney general.
Specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor and maintaining the legal system and public order. Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas overseeing elections, directing the police, law reform. The duties of the ministry of justice may in some countries be split from separate responsibilities of an attorney general (often responsible for the justice system) and the interior minister (often responsible for public order). Sometimes the prison system is separated into another government department called Corrective Services.
Country-related articles and lists
| Country | Subnational division | Ministry | Head | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Algeria | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Argentina | Ministry of Justice and Human Rights | Minister of Justice and Human Rights | ||
 Australia | Attorney-General's Department | Attorney-General of Australia (with list) | ||
| Australian Capital Territory | Attorney General | |||
| New South Wales | Department of Attorney General and Justice | Attorney General and Minister of Justice | ||
| Norfolk Island | Attorney-General | Chief Minister | ||
| Northern Territory | Department of Justice and Attorney-General | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| Queensland | Department of the Attorney-General | Attorney-General | ||
| South Australia | Department of the Attorney-General | Attorney-General | ||
| Tasmania | Department of Justice and the Attorney-General | Minister of Justice and Attorney-General | ||
| Victoria | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
| Western Australia | Department of the Attorney-General | Attorney-General | ||
 Azerbaijan | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Bahamas | Office of the Attorney-General Ministry of Legal Affairs | Attorney General Minister of Legal Affairs | ||
 Belarus | Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus | Minister of Justice | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | FPS Justice Belgium | Minister of Justice | ||
 Brazil | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Cameroon | Ministry of Justice | Minister of State for Justice | ||
 Canada | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | list | |
| Alberta | Ministry of Justice and Attorney General | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| British Columbia | Ministry of the Attorney General | Attorney General | ||
| Manitoba | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| New Brunswick | Office of the Attorney General Department of Justice and Consumer Affairs | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| Northwest Territories | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice and Minister of Justice | ||
| Nova Scotia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| Nunavut | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
| Ontario | Ministry of the Attorney General | Attorney General | ||
| Prince Edward Island | Department of the Attorney General | Attorney General | ||
| Quebec | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice (Quebec) | ||
| Saskatchewan | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice and Attorney General | ||
| Yukon | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 People's Republic of China | Ministry of Justice Public Notary Office of People's Republic of China Supreme People's Procuratorate | Minister of Justice | ||
 Hong Kong, (China) | Department of Justice | Secretary for Justice | ||
 Macau, (China) | Secretariat for Administration and Justice | Secretary for Justice Secretary for Public Security | ||
 Croatia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Cyprus | Ministry of Justice and Public Order | Minister of Justice and Public Order | ||
 Denmark | Ministry of Justice | Justice Minister | list | |
 Dominican Republic | Attorney General of the Republic | Attorney General | ||
 Estonia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 European Union | DG Justice | Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship | ||
 Finland | Ministry of Justice | Minister for Justice | ||
 France | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Germany | Federal Ministry of Justice | Federal Minister of Justice | list | |
 Greece | Minister of Justice | |||
 Hungary | Minister of Administration and Justice | |||
 Iceland | Ministry of the Interior | Minister of the Interior | ||
 India | Ministry of Law and Justice | Minister of Law and Justice | ||
 Indonesia | Ministry of Justice and Human Rights | Minister of Justice and Human Rights | ||
 Iran | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice (and Attorney General) | ||
 Ireland | Department of Justice and Equality | Minister for Justice and Equality (with list) | ||
 Israel | Justice Minister | |||
 Italy | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Japan | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Liberia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice Attorney General | ||
 Lithuania | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Luxembourg | Minister of Justice | list | ||
 Macedonia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Montenegro | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Netherlands | Ministry of Security and Justice | Minister of Security and Justice | ||
 New Zealand | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice (New Zealand) | ||
 Norway | Ministry of Justice and Public Security | Minister of Justice and Public Security (with list) | ||
 Pakistan | Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights) | Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights | ||
 Palau | Ministry of Justice | Minister for Justice | ||
 Peru | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Philippines | Department of Justice | Secretary of Justice | ||
 Poland | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Portugal | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Romania | Minister of Justice | |||
 Russia | Minister of Justice | Justice Minister (list) | ||
 Rwanda | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Singapore | Ministry of Law | Minister of Law | ||
 South Africa | Department of Justice and Constitutional Development | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development | list | |
 Spain | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Saudi Arabia | Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform | Minister of Justice | ||
 Slovakia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Sri Lanka | Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform | Minister of Justice | ||
 Sweden | Ministry of Justice | Minister for Justice | ||
 Switzerland | Federal Department of Justice and Police (with list) | |||
 Soviet Union | Ministry of Justice | People's Commissar for Justice Minister of Justice | ||
 Republic of China (Taiwan) | Ministry of Justice | Justice Minister | ||
 Thailand | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Tunisia | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Turkey | Ministry of Justice | Justice Minister | ||
 Uganda | Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs | Minister of Justice | ||
 Ukraine | Ministry of Justice (Ukraine) | Minister of Justice | ||
 United Kingdom | Ministry of Justice | Lord Chancellor Secretary of State for Justice | ||
| Northern Ireland | Department of Justice | Minister of Justice Attorney General for Northern Ireland | ||
 Scotland | Learning and Justice Directorates | Cabinet Secretary for Justice | ||
| Wales | Counsel General | |||
 United States | United States Department of Justice | Attorney General (with list) | ||
 Vietnam | Ministry of Justice | Minister of Justice | ||
 Zimbabwe | Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs | Minister of Justice | ||
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