The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, Vietnamese: Bộ Tư pháp) is the government ministry in Vietnam responsible for state administration on development and implementation of laws and regulations, post-review of legal normative documents, control of administrative procedures, and legal dissemination and education. It also governs the execution of civil and administrative judgments, judicial-administrative activities, judicial affairs support, state compensation and execution of judgments and other justice works nationwide; in addition to the implementation of laws and regulations on handling of administrative violations.
| Bộ Tư pháp | |
 Logo | |
| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 28 August 1945 |
| Type | Government Ministry |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Vietnam |
| Headquarters | 60 Tran Phu Street, Dien Bien Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi |
| Annual budget | 2.567 billions VND (2018) |
| Minister responsible | |
| Deputy Minister responsible | |
| Website | moj |
Ministerial units
edit- Department of General Affairs on Legislative Development
- Department of Economic and Civil Legislation
- Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation
- Department of International Law
- Department of Legal Dissemination and Education
- Department of Planning and Finance
- Department of International Cooperation
- Department of Organisation and Personnel
- Ministry's Inspectorate
- Ministry's Office
- General Bureau of Civil Judgement Execution
- Bureau of Legal Normative Documents Post-Review
- Bureau of Administrative Procedure Control
- Bureau of Civil Status, Nationality, Authentication
- Bureau of Child Adoption
- Bureau of Legal Aid
- Bureau of National Registry of Secured Transactions
- Bureau of State Compensation
- Bureau of Judicial Affairs Support
- Bureau of Information Technology
Administrative units
edit- Institute of Legal Science
- Academy of Justice
- Hanoi University of Law
- Judicial Publishing House
- Vietnam Law Newspaper
- Democracy and Law Journal
List of ministers
edit| Name | Start Year | End Year | Time on duty | Position | |
| 1st | Vu Trong Khanh | 1945 | 1946 | 0 years, 181 days | Attorney General Provisional Government |
| 2nd | Vu Dinh Hoe | 1946 | 1959 | 13 years, 86 days | In 1959, the Ministry of Justice temporarily dissolved under the decision of the 10th Session of the National Assembly. |
| 3rd | Tran Cong Tuong | 1972 | 1978 | 6 years, 118 days | Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers |
| 4th | Nguyen Ngoc Minh | 1978 | 1980 | 1 year, 363 days | Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Council of Ministers |
| 5th | Tran Quang Huy | 1980 | 1981 | 1 year, 153 days | The Minister, Chairman of the Legislation Committee of the Government. |
| 6th | Phan Hien | 1981 | 1992 | 10 years, 286 days | Minister of Justice re-established |
| 7th | Nguyen Dinh Loc | 1992 | 2002 | 10 years, 119 days | Attorney General |
| 8th | Uong Chu Luu | 2002 | 2007 | 4 years, 345 days | Attorney General |
| 9th | Ha Hung Cuong | 2007 | 2016 | 8 years, 260 days | Attorney General |
| 10th | Le Thanh Long | 2016 | present | 2 years, 76 days | Attorney General |
See also
edit- Justice ministry
- Bộ trưởng Bộ Tư pháp Việt Nam (Minister of Justice of Vietnam)
- Politics of Vietnam
External links
edit- (VN) and (EN) Official site