Justice ministry

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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.

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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 (Victoria) 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
 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 Department of Justice Secretary for Justice
 Macau 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
 Egypt Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice
 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 Law and Human Rights
Attorney General
Minister of Justice and Human Rights
Attorney General
 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 Head, Federal Department of Justice and Police
 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