The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, Template:Lang-vi) is the government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration on development and implementation of laws and regulations, post-review of legal normative documents, control of administrative procedures, and legal dissemination and education. It also governs the execution of civil and administrative judgments, judicial-administrative activities, judicial affairs support, state compensation and execution of judgments and other justice works nationwide; in addition to the implementation of laws and regulations on handling of administrative violations.
Ministerial units
Department of General Affairs on Legislative Development
Department of Economic and Civil Legislation
Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation
Department of International Law
Department of Legal Dissemination and Education
Department of Planning and Finance
Department of International Cooperation
Department of Organisation and Personnel
Ministry's Inspectorate
Ministry's Office
General Bureau of Civil Execution
Bureau of Legal Normative Documents Post-Review
Bureau of Administrative Procedure Control
Bureau of Civil Status, Nationality, Authentication
Bureau of Child Adoption
Bureau of Legal Aid
Bureau of National Registry of Secured Transactions
Bureau of State Compensation
Bureau of Judicial Affairs Support
Bureau of Information Technology
Administrative units
Institute of Legal Science
Academy of Justice
Hanoi University of Law
Judicial Publishing House
Vietnam Law Newspaper
Democracy and Law Journal
List of ministers
Name
Start Year
End Year
Time on duty
Position
1st
Vu Trong Khanh
1945
1946
0 years, 181 days
Attorney General Provisional Government
2nd
Vu Dinh Hoe
1946
1959
13 years, 86 days
In 1959, the Ministry of Justice temporarily dissolved under the decision of the 10th Session of the National Assembly.
3rd
Tran Cong Tuong
1972
1978
6 years, 118 days
Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers
4th
Nguyen Ngoc Minh
1978
1980
1 year, 363 days
Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers
5th
Tran Quang Huy
1980
1981
1 year, 153 days
The Minister, Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the Government.
