Coordinates: 8°33′23″S 125°34′31″E / 8.55639°S 125.57528°E / -8.55639; 125.57528

Ministry of Justice (East Timor)

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Ministry of Justice
Headquarters of the Ministry
Headquarters of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed1975 (1975) / 2000 / 2002
JurisdictionGovernment of East Timor
HeadquartersRua da Justiça, Dili
8°33′23″S 125°34′31″E / 8.55639°S 125.57528°E / -8.55639; 125.57528
Minister responsible
WebsiteMinistry of Justice
Agency IDMJ

The Ministry of Justice (MJ; Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça, Tetum: 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:[1]

In 2011, the Ministry established a protocol with the East Timor Bar Association in order to ensure the proper training of lawyers.[2]

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Justice is Amândio Benevides [de].[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 18 January 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Protocolo entre a Ordem dos Advogados e o Ministério da Justiça da República de Timor Leste - Ordem dos Advogados". Ordem dos Advogados. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ Martins, Filomeno (30 June 2023). "The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette". Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ^ Sousa, Nelson de (1 July 2023). "PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu" [President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government] (in Tetum). Tatoli. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

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