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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]

Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor[4] 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. Some nations separate the duties of the ministry of justice from responsibility for the prosecution of criminal cases, such that the duties of an attorney general or similar officer reside in a separate office.[5] Sometimes the prison system is separated into another government department called Corrective Services.

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.[6] 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.

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Country, State or Territory Subnational division Ministry Head List
Image AfghanistanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AlbaniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AlgeriaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AndorraMinistry of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior of AndorraMinister of Social Affairs, Justice and Interiorlist
Image AngolaMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image AnguillaAttorney General's ChambersAttorney Generallist
Image Antigua and BarbudaMinistry of Justice and Legal AffairsAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairslist
Image ArgentinaMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image ArmeniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AustraliaAttorney General's DepartmentAttorney General of Australialist
Australian Capital TerritoryJustice and Community Safety DirectorateAttorney Generallist
New South WalesDepartment of Attorney General and JusticeAttorney Generallist
Minister of Justice list
Norfolk IslandAttorney GeneralChief Minister
Northern TerritoryDepartment of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
QueenslandDepartment of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General of Queenslandlist
South AustraliaDepartment of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
TasmaniaDepartment of Justice and the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
VictoriaDepartment of Justice and Community SafetyAttorney-Generallist
Minister for Corrections list
Western AustraliaDepartment of JusticeAttorney Generallist
Image AustriaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AzerbaijanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BahamasOffice of the Attorney General and
Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas)		Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairslist
Image BahrainMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BangladeshMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMinister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairslist
Image BarbadosOffice of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal AffairsAttorney Generallist
Image BelarusMinistry of Justice of the Republic of BelarusMinister of Justicelist
Image BelgiumFederal Public Service JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BelizeMinistry of the Attorney General OfficeAttorney Generallist
Image BeninMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BermudaAttorney General's ChambersAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairslist
Image BhutanOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image BoliviaMinistry of Justice and Institutional TransparencyMinister of Justice and Institutional Transparencylist
Image Bosnia and HerzegovinaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BotswanaMinistry of Defence, Justice and SecurityMinister of Defence, Justice and Securitylist
Image BrazilMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinister of Justice and Public Securitylist
Attorneyship General of the UnionAttorney Generallist
Image British Virgin IslandsDepartment of JusticeAttorney Generallist
Image BruneiOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image BulgariaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Burkina FasoMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image BurundiMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image CambodiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image CameroonMinistry of JusticeMinister of State for Justicelist
Image CanadaDepartment of JusticeMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canadalist
AlbertaMinistry of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
British ColumbiaMinistry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
ManitobaDepartment of Justice (Manitoba)Attorney General and Minister of Justicelist
New BrunswickDepartment of Justice (New Brunswick)Attorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Newfoundland and LabradorDepartment of Justice and Public SafetyAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Northwest TerritoriesDepartment of JusticeMinister of Justice
Nova ScotiaDepartment of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
NunavutDepartment of JusticeMinister of Justice
OntarioMinistry of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Prince Edward IslandDepartment of Justice and Public SafetyAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
QuebecMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justice (Quebec)list
SaskatchewanMinistry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice
YukonDepartment of JusticeMinister of Justice
Image Cape VerdeMinistry of Justice and LaborMinister of Justice and Laborlist
Image Cayman IslandsOffice of Director of Public ProsecutionsDirector of Public Prosecutionslist
Image Central African RepublicMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image ChadMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image ChileMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image ChinaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General list
Image Hong KongDepartment of JusticeSecretary for Justicelist
Image MacauSecretariat for Administration and JusticeSecretary for Administration and Justicelist
Image Republic of China (Taiwan)Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image ColombiaMinistry of Justice and LawMinister of Justice and Lawlist
Image ComorosMinistry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human RightsMinister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rightslist
Image Cook IslandsMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Costa RicaMinistry of Justice and PeaceMinister of Justice and Peacelist
Image CroatiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image CubaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image CyprusMinistry of Justice and Public OrderMinister of Justice and Public Orderlist
Image Czech RepublicMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Democratic Republic of CongoMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image DenmarkMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image DjiboutiMinistry of Justice and Penal AffairsMinister of Justice and Penal Affairslist
Image DominicaMinistry of Justice, Immigration and National SecurityMinister of Justice, Immigration and National Securitylist
Image Dominican RepublicAttorney General of the Republic (Dominican Republic)Attorney Generallist
Image EcuadorMinistry of Justice, Human Rights and CultsMinister of Justice, Human Rights and Cultslist
Image EgyptMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image El SalvadorPublic MinistryAttorney Generallist
Image Equatorial GuineaMinistry of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary InstitutionsMinister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutionslist
Image EritreaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image EstoniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image EthiopiaFederal Attorney General's OfficeFederal Attorney Generallist
Image European UnionDirectorate-General for Justice and ConsumersCommissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenshiplist
Image Faroe IslandsMinistry of Internal AffairsMinister of Internal Affairslist
Image FijiOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image FinlandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image FranceMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image GabonMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image GambiaMinistry of JusticeMinister for Justicelist
Image GeorgiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image AbkhaziaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image South OssetiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image GermanyFederal Ministry of JusticeFederal Minister of Justicelist
Image Baden-WürttembergMinistry of Justice and Migration [de]Minister of Justice and Migration
Image BavariaState Ministry of Justice [de]State Minister of Justice
Image BerlinSenate Department for Justice and Consumer Protection [de]Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection
Image BrandenburgMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image BremenSenator for Justice and the Constitution [de]Senator for Justice and the Constitution
Image HamburgOffice for Justice and Consumer Protection [de]Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection
Image HesseMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image Lower SaxonyMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image Mecklenburg-VorpommernMinistry of Justice of Justice, Equality and Consumer Protection [de]Minister of Justice, Equality, and Consumer Protection
Image North Rhine-WestphaliaMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image Rhineland-PalatinateMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image SaarlandMinistry of Justice [de]Minister of Justice
Image SaxonyMinistry of Justice and Democracy, Europe, and Equality [de]Minister of Justice and Democracy, Europe, and Equality
Image Saxony-AnhaltMinistry of Justice and Consumer Protection [de]Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection
Image Schleswig-HolsteinMinistry of Justice and Health [de]Minister of Justice and Health
Image ThuringiaMinistry of Migration, Justice, and Consumer Protection [de]Minister of Migration, Justice, and Consumer Protection
Image GhanaMinistry of Justice and Attorney General's DepartmentAttorney Generallist
Image GibraltarOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Director of Public Prosecutionlist
Image GreeceMinistry of Justice, Transparency and Human RightsMinister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rightslist
Image GreenlandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justice
Image GrenadaOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image GuamOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image GuatemalaPublic MinistryAttorney Generallist
Image GuineaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Guinea-BissauMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image GuyanaMinistry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General's ChambersAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairslist
Image HaitiMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinister of Justice and Public Securitylist
Image HondurasMinistry of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and DecentralizationMinister of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralizationlist
Image HungaryMinistry of JusticeMinister of Administration and Justicelist
Image IcelandMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Interiorlist
Image IndiaMinistry of Law and JusticeMinister of Law and Justicelist
Image IndonesiaMinistry of LawMinister of Law list
Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
Image IranMinistry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image IraqMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image IrelandDepartment of Justice, Home Affairs and MigrationMinister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migrationlist
Image Isle of ManAttorney GeneralMinistry of Justice (United Kingdom)list
Image IsraelMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image ItalyMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Ivory CoastMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image JamaicaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image JapanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image JordanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image KazakhstanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image KenyaOffice of the Attorney General and Department of JusticeAttorney Generallist
Image KiribatiMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image South KoreaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image KosovoMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image KyrgyzstanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image KuwaitMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LaosMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LatviaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LebanonMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LesothoMinistry of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional ServicesMinister of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Serviceslist
Image LiberiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justice
Attorney General		list
Image LibyaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LiechtensteinMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and CultureMinister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culturelist
Image LithuaniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image LuxembourgMinistry of Justice Minister of Justicelist
Image North MacedoniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image MadagascarMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image MalawiMinistry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairslist
Image MaldivesAttorney General's OfficeAttorney Generallist
Image MaliMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image MaltaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Marshall IslandsMinistry of Justice, Immigration and LaborMinister of Justice, Immigration and Laborlist
Image MauritaniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image MauritiusAttorney General's Office, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional ReformsAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image MexicoOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image MicronesiaDepartment of JusticeSecretary of Justicelist
Image MoldovaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Image TransnistriaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image MongoliaMinistry of Justice and Internal AffairsMinister of Justice and Internal Affairslist
Image MontenegroMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image MontserratOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image MoroccoMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicMinistry of Justice and Religious AffairsMinister of Justice and Religious Affairslist
Image MozambiqueMinistry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious AffairsMinister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairslist
Image MyanmarOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image NamibiaMinistry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image NauruMinistry of Justice and Border ControlMinister of Justice and Border Control (Nauru)list
Image   NepalMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary AffairsMinister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairslist
Image NetherlandsMinistry of Justice and SecurityMinister of Justice and Securitylist
Image Bonaire Public Prosecution Service Attorney General list
Image Saba
Image Sint Eustatius
Image Aruba Ministry of Justice, Security and Integration Minister of Justice, Security and Integration list
Image Curaçao Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Image Sint Maarten Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Image New ZealandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image NicaraguaPublic MinistryAttorney Generallist
Image NigerMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image NigeriaMinistry of JusticeAttorney General of the Federation and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigerialist
Image NiueJustice Department (formerly Ministry of Justice)Secretary of Justice (Ministry of Social Services)list
Image NorwayMinistry of Justice and Public SecurityMinister of Justice and Public Securitylist
Image OmanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PakistanMinistry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rightslist
Image PalauMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PalestineMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PanamaMinistry of Government (formerly Ministry of Government and Justice) Minister of Government list
Image Papua New GuineaDepartment of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image ParaguayMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PeruMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PhilippinesDepartment of JusticeSecretary of Justicelist
Image PolandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image PortugalMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image QatarMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Republic of CongoMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image RomaniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image RussiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
General Prosecutor's Office Prosecutor-General list
Image CrimeaProsecutor General's OfficeProsecutor Generallist
Image RwandaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Saint Kitts and NevisMinistry of the Attorney General, Justice and Legal Affairs and CommunicationsAttorney Generallist
Image Saint LuciaMinistry of Legal AffairsMinister of Legal Affairslist
Image Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMinistry of Legal AffairsMinister of Legal Affairslist
Image SamoaMinistry of Justice and Courts AdministrationMinister of Justice and Courts Administrationlist
Image San MarinoDepartment of Institutional Affairs and JusticeSecretariat of State for Justice, Information and Researchlist
Image São Tomé and PríncipeMinistry of Justice, Internal Administration and Human RightsMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rightslist
Image Saudi ArabiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SenegalMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SerbiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SeychellesDepartment of Legal AffairsAttorney Generallist
Image Sierra LeoneOffice of the Attorney General and Ministry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justicelist
Image SingaporeAttorney-General's Chambers
Ministry of Law		Attorney-General
Minister of Law		list
list
Image SlovakiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SloveniaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Solomon IslandsMinistry of Justice and Legal AffairsMinister of Justice and Legal Affairslist
Image SomaliaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Puntland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Image SomalilandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image South AfricaDepartment of Justice and Constitutional DevelopmentMinister of Justice and Constitutional Developmentlist
Image South SudanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SpainMinistry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the ParliamentMinistry of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Parliament |list
Image Sri LankaMinistry of Justice and Legal ReformMinister of Justicelist
Image SudanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image SurinameMinistry of Justice and PoliceMinister of Justice and Policelist
Image Swaziland (Eswatini)Ministry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairslist
Image SwedenMinistry of JusticeMinister for Justicelist
Image SwitzerlandFederal Department of Justice and PoliceHead of the Federal Department of Justice and Policelist
Image SyriaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image TajikistanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image TanzaniaMinistry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairslist
Image ThailandMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Timor-LesteMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image TogoMinistry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rightslist
Image TongaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Trinidad and TobagoOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairslist
Image TunisiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image TurkeyMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image TurkmenistanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image Turks and Caicos IslandsOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image TuvaluOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image UgandaMinistry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justicelist
Image UkraineMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image United Arab EmiratesMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image United KingdomMinistry of JusticeLord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice		listlist
 Northern IrelandDepartment of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland Attorney General for Northern Ireland list
Image ScotlandLearning and Justice DirectoratesCabinet Secretary for Justicelist
Image WalesCounsel Generallist
Image United StatesUnited States Department of JusticeAttorney Generallist
Image American SamoaDepartment of Legal AffairsAttorney Generallist
Image Northern Mariana IslandsOffice of the Attorney GeneralAttorney Generallist
Image Puerto RicoDepartment of JusticeAttorney General and Secretary of Justicelist
Image United States Virgin IslandsDepartment of JusticeAttorney Generallist
Image UzbekistanMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image VanuatuMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image VenezuelaMinistry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and PeaceMinister of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peacelist
Image VietnamMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image YemenMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image ZambiaMinistry of JusticeMinister of Justicelist
Image ZimbabweMinistry of Justice and Legal AffairsMinister of Justicelist

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References

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  1. ↑ "Ministry of Justice (Defined)". Oxford Learners Dictionaries. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Public Prosecutor (Meaning)". Cambridge English Dictionary. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  5. ↑ McLellan, A. Ann (28 June 2019). "Review of the Roles of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada". Prime Minister of Canada. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Monaco, Gouvernement Princier de. "La Justice / Les Institutions / Gouvernement et Institutions / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco". www.gouv.mc (in French). Retrieved 2018-07-18.
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