Ministry of Justice (East Timor)

The Ministry of Justice (MJ; Ministério da Justiça, Ministeriu Justisa) is the government department of East Timor accountable for the administration of justice.

Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:


 * justice;
 * law and human rights;and
 * land and property.

In 2011, the Ministry established a protocol with the East Timor Bar Association in order to ensure the proper training of lawyers.

Minister
The incumbent Minister of Justice is Amândio de Sá Benevides.