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Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

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Formed
  
1912

Headquarters
  
Taipei

Jurisdiction
  
Taiwan (ROC)

Parent agency
  
Executive Yuan

Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

Preceding agency
  
Ministry of Judicial administration

Ministers responsible
  
Chiu Tai-san, Minister Chen Ming-tang, Hsin Tai-chao, Deputy Minister Tsai Pi-yu, Deputy Minister

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of China (MOJ; Chinese: 中華民國法務部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Fǎwùbù) is a ministerial level governmental body of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for carrying out various judicial functions.

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History

The Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 upon the establishment of the Republic of China. After the Chinese reunification in 1928, the Judicial Yuan was inaugurated and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Judicial Administration and being placed under the yuan. In 1943, the ministry was shifted from Judicial Yuan to Executive Yuan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again as Ministry of Justice.

Organizational structure

The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:

Departments

  • Legal System
  • Legal Affairs
  • Prosecutorial Affairs
  • International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
  • Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
  • Government Employee Ethics

    • Affiliated Organizations

  • Administrative Enforcement Agencies
  • Prosecutors Offices
  • Agency of Corrections
  • Agency Against Corruption and Government Ethics Units
  • Investigative Organizations

    • Business Affairs

  • Legal Affairs
  • Procuratorial Administration
  • Correctional Operations
  • Judicial Protection
  • Operations on Government Employee Ethics
  • Information Management
  • Investigation Work
  • Cultivation of Personnel

    • List of Ministers

    Political Party:   Kuomintang   Democratic Progressive Party   Non-partisan/ unknown

  • 1948–1949: Xie Guansheng (謝冠生)
  • 1949–1950: Zhang Zhiben (張知本)
  • 1950–1954: Lin Bin (林彬)
  • 1954–1960: Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔)
  • 1960–1967: Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻)
  • 1967–1970: Zha Liangjian (查良鑑)
  • 1970–1976: Wang Renyuan (王任遠)

    • Transportation

    The MOJ building is accessible by walking distance North of Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.

    References

    Ministry of Justice (Taiwan) Wikipedia
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