Ministry of Justice (China)

Ministry of Justice
of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国司法部; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Sīfǎbù
	Emblem of the People's Republic of China
	Logo of the Justice Administrative Organs of the PRC
Agency overview
Formed	September 1954
Type	Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level)
Jurisdiction	Mainland China
Headquarters	Beijing
Agency executive	Fu Zhenghua, Minister of Justice;
Parent agency	State Council
Child agency	MOJ Bureau of Prison Administration [zh];
Website	http://www.moj.gov.cn/

Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China (MOJ) 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.^[1]

The ministry also ensure in the maintenance and improvement of China's system of law and justice and its national security.^[1]

Administration

The executive head of the ministry is the Minister of Justice. This position is equivalent to Attorney General in other countries.

Organizational structure

Components
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 [zh]
All China People's Mediators' Association
China Legal Aid Foundation
International Legal Cooperation Center

Agencies

The MOJ Bureau of Prison Administration [zh] (司法部监狱管理局) operates national prisons in China. As of 2015 Liu Zhenyu (刘振宇) is the head of the department.^[2]

List of Justice Ministers

№	Name	Took office	Left office
1	Shi Liang	October 1949	April 1959
post abolished
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	Incumbent

References

^ ^a ^b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Home page. Bureau of Prison Administration. Retrieved on May 17, 2015. "局长：刘振宇"

External links

Ministry of Justice (in Chinese)
Ministry of Justice Official English website at 中国普法网
Ministry of Justice Official English website at 中国普法网 (Archive)

[autogenerated1-1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 16, 2007. Retrieved August 22, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] Home page. Bureau of Prison Administration. Retrieved on May 17, 2015. "局长：刘振宇"

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Authority control databases
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Academics	CiNii
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