Ministry of Justice (East Timor) explained

Ministry of Justice
Type:	Ministry
Seal Alt:	Coat of Arms of East Timor
Image Alt:	Headquarters of the Ministry
Formed:	/ 2000 / 2002
Jurisdiction:	Government of East Timor
Headquarters:	Rua da Justiça, Dili
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Justice
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Agency Id:	MJ

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]

• 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.^[2]

Minister

The incumbent Minister of Justice is .^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of justice ministries
• Politics of East Timor

External links

• – official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government . Government of Timor-Leste . 18 January 2022.
2. Web site: Protocolo entre a Ordem dos Advogados e o Ministério da Justiça da República de Timor Leste - Ordem dos Advogados. Ordem dos Advogados. en. 2018-07-15.
3. News: Martins . Filomeno . The list of structure of IX Constitutional Government announced in Official Gazette . 2023-07-01 . . 2023-06-30.
4. News: Sousa . Nelson de . PR Horta sei akompaña serbisu IX Governu . President Horta will accompany the work of the IX Government . 2023-07-01 . Tatoli . 2023-07-01 . tet.