Ministry of Justice (China) facts for kids
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Logo of the Justice Administrative Organs of the PRC
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | September 1954 |
| Type | Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of China |
| Headquarters | 6 Chaoyangmen S Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing |
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| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | moj.gov.cn chinalaw.gov.cn |
The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China is a government ministry under the State Council of China which is responsible for legal affairs. The range of responsibilities include judicial process, drafting legislation, developing legal framework, participating in national and international treaties, prosecution and sentencing. The ministry also ensures the maintenance and improvement of China's system of law and justice and its national security.
History
On October 30, 1949, the Ministry of Justice of the Central People's Government was established; in September 1954, it was transformed into the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the Constitution of the People's Republic of China adopted at the first session of the First National People's Congress. In 1959, the judicial administrative organs were abolished, and in 1979, the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress decided to re-establish the Ministry of Justice.
In March 2018, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council was absorbed into the MOJ.
Organization
The executive head of the ministry is the Minister of Justice. This position is equivalent to Attorney General in other countries.
The MOJ houses the Office of the Central Comprehensive Law-Based Governance Commission.
The MOJ Bureau of Prison Administration (司法部监狱管理局) operates national prisons in China, except the Qincheng Prison, which is administered by the Ministry of Public Security. As of 2015, Liu Zhenyu (刘振宇) is the head of the department.
Organizational structure
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| Legal Aid Center of the Ministry of Justice |
| Crime Prevention Institute of the Ministry of Justice |
| Judicial Research Institute of the Ministry of Justice |
| Institute of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice |
| Central College for Judicial Officers |
| Institute of Judicial Administration |
| Publishing House of Legal Daily |
| Publishing House of Law |
| All China Lawyers' Association |
| China Public Notary Association |
| MOJ Bureau of Prison Administration |
| All China People's Mediators' Association |
| China Legal Aid Foundation |
| International Legal Cooperation Center |
List of Ministers of Justice
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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| 1 | Shi Liang | October 1949 | April 1959 |
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| 2 | Wei Wenbo | September 1979 | May 1982 |
| 3 | Liu Fuzhi | May 1982 | March 1983 |
| 4 | Zou Yu | March 1983 | March 1988 |
| 5 | Cai Cheng | March 1988 | March 1993 |
| 6 | Xiao Yang | March 1993 | March 1998 |
| 7 | Gao Changli | March 1998 | November 2000 |
| 8 | Zhang Fusen | December 2000 | July 2005 |
| 9 | Wu Aiying | July 2005 | February 2017 |
| 10 | Zhang Jun | February 2017 | March 2018 |
| 11 | Fu Zhenghua | March 2018 | April 2020 |
| 12 | Tang Yijun | April 2020 | February 2023 |
| 13 | He Rong | February 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
- Ministry of Justice of the Republic of China
- Chinese law
- Court system of the People's Republic of China
- Judicial system of China
- Law of the People's Republic of China
- Law enforcement in the People's Republic of China
- Legal Daily
- Legal history of China
- Legislative system of the People's Republic of China
- Ministries of the People's Republic of China
- National Unified Legal Professional Qualification Examination
