Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)
| 法務部 Fǎwùbù |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 1980[1] |
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| Jurisdiction |  Taiwan |
| Headquarters |  Taipei |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www.moj.gov.tw |
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 Republic of China responsible for carrying out various judicial functions in Taiwan.
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History[edit]
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.[1]
Organizational structure[edit]
The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:
Departments[edit]
- Legal System
- Legal Affairs
- Prosecutorial Affairs
- International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
- Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
- Government Employee Ethics[3]
Affiliated Organizations[edit]
- Administrative Enforcement Agencies
- Prosecutors Offices
- Correction Agencies[4]
- Agency Against Corruption and Government Ethics Units
- Investigative Organizations[5]
Business Affairs[edit]
- Legal Affairs
- Procuratorial Administration
- Correctional Operations
- Judicial Protection
- Operations on Government Employee Ethics
- Information Management
- Investigation Work
- Cultivation of Personnel[6]
List of Ministers[edit]
- 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)
- 1976–1978: Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵)
- 1978–1984: Li Yuan-tsu
- 1984–1988: Shih Chi-yang
- 1988–1989: Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚)
- 1989 : Lu Yu-wen (acting)
- 1989–1993: Lu Yu-wen
- 1993–1996: Ma Ying-jeou
- 1996–1998: Liao Cheng-hao
- 1998–1999: Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模)
- 1999–2000: Yeh Chin-fong
- 2000–2005: Chen Ding-nan
- 2005–2008: Shih Mau-lin (施茂林)
- 2008–2010: Wang Ching-feng
- 2010 : Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) (acting)
- 2010–2013: Tseng Yung-fu
- 2013 : Chen Ming-tang (acting)
- 2013– : Luo Ying-shay
Transportation[edit]
The MOJ building is accessible by walking distance North of Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.[7]
See also[edit]
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- Constitution of the Republic of China
- Six Codes
- Law in Taiwan
- Law schools in Taiwan
- Law of the Republic of China
- Judicial Yuan
- Supreme Court of the Republic of China
- Supreme Prosecutor Office
- Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
- District Courts (Republic of China)
References[edit]
- ^ a b http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21428&CtNode=11389&mp=095
- ^ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=299091&CtNode=27901&mp=001
- ^ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21441&CtNode=11390&mp=095
- ^ http://www.mjac.moj.gov.tw/mp802.html
- ^ http://www.moj.gov.tw/public/Attachment/4103114394842.pdf
- ^ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21448&CtNode=11424&mp=095
- ^ "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
External links[edit]
- Taiwan Law Resources
- The Judicial Yuan
- The Ministry of Justice
- Taipei District Prosecutors Office
- Legislative Yuan
- Executive Yuan
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