Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, ) is a ministerial level body of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various regulatory and prosecutorial functions.

History


Taiwan's first justice ministry was created as part of the Government-General of Taiwan when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.

The Republic of China's Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 in mainland China. After several name changes, the Ministry of Judicial Administration began its administration in Taiwan in 1945, before the central government was shifted to Taipei in 1949 after the Republic of China retreated to Taiwan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again to the Ministry of Justice.

Organizational structure
The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:

Departments

 * Department of Legal System
 * Department of Legal Affairs
 * Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
 * Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
 * Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
 * Department of Government Employee Ethics
 * Department of Personnel
 * Department of Accounting
 * Department of Statistics
 * Department of Information Management
 * Secretariat

Affiliated agencies

 * Investigation Bureau
 * Administrative Enforcement Agency
 * Agency Against Corruption
 * Agency of Corrections
 * Prosecutors Office
 * Academy for the Judiciary
 * Institute of Forensic Medicine

Functions

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

List of ministers
Political parties:

Access
The MOJ building is within walking distance just north of the Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.