Justice ministry

Ministry of Justice called for the Justice Ministry in a state. In Germany it is counted in addition to the Foreign Office and the Ministries of Finance, the Interior and Defense to the established since the Empire conventional sections; Justice and Home Affairs Ministers shall be deemed constitutional.

Executive oversight of the judiciary versus separation of powers

The management of the judiciary by a minister contradicts the basic idea of ​​the separation of powers. Dealing with this tension is very different from state to state. As a minimum standard for the rule of law it is required that the judiciary is not bound by instructions to their substantive decisions.

In Germany, the prosecutor has a hierarchical structure, under the Ministry of Justice of the Federation or the country and subject to directives, which raises the charge again and again, investigation would be prevented from political expediency or not even started from anticipatory obedience.

In some countries, prosecutors are called coroner and enjoy judicial independence; which may result in that individual coroner pass through spectacular investigation into large prominence ( Baltasar Garzón, Antonio Di Pietro). Self-governing bodies can occur (eg Consiglio superiore della Magistratura in Italy) In place of ministerial supervision.

National Ministries of Justice (selection)

  • Federal Public Service Justice (Belgium )
  • Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ( Germany )
  • Ministry of Justice (Japan)
  • Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuania )
  • Federal Ministry of Justice ( Austria )
  • Federal Department of Justice and Police ( Switzerland )
  • U.S. Department of Justice (USA)

Ministries of Justice German federal states

  • Ministry of Justice of Baden- Württemberg
  • Bavarian State Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
  • Senate Department of Justice ( Berlin)
  • Ministry of Justice of the Land Brandenburg
  • Senator for Justice and Constitution of the State of Bremen
  • Judicial authority (Hamburg)
  • Hessian Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Justice of the State of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern
  • Lower Saxony Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Justice of North Rhine -Westphalia
  • Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of the State of Rhineland- Palatinate
  • Ministry of Justice (Saarland)
  • Saxon State Ministry of Justice and European
  • Ministry of Justice of Saxony- Anhalt
  • Ministry of Justice, Equality and Integration of the State of Schleswig -Holstein
  • Thuringian Ministry of Justice

Historical Ministries of Justice (selection)

Ministry of Justice (East Germany)
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