Ministry Of Justice

Organization and Functions

The Ministry of Justice is composed of numerous units. It has the following functional branches: the Legal Affairs Committee; Department of Legal Affairs; Department of Prosecutorial Affairs; Department of Corrections; Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection; and Department of Government Employee Ethics. There are also some supporting setups: the Secretariat, Department of General Affairs, Department of Personnel, Department of Accounting, Department of Statistics, and Department of Information Management. In addition, there are some committees to fulfill special tasks. Their respective responsibilities are as follows:

Legal Affairs Committee
Its work includes formulating and reviewing legal proposals not belonging to any other department, and participating in the legal preparations and activities of the Executive Yuan and its ministries and agencies.

Department of Legal Affairs
Its responsibilities include revising the Civil Code, directing and supervising matters concerning state compensation, commercial arbitration, mediation and conciliation work of village and township arbitration commissions, and offering legal opinions to the various ministries and agencies under the Executive Yuan.

Department of Prosecutorial Affairs
Its functions include planning the prosecutorial system, supervising prosecutorial affairs, revising the Criminal Code, and overseeing the administrative affairs of bar associations.

Department of Corrections
Its business includes drafting plans for the correctional system and facilities and directing the correctional organizations to carry out education, security, skill training, rehabilitation, and parole affairs.

Department of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
Its tasks include planning and directing matters concerning adult probation and post-release projects, researching on the causes and prevention of crime and propagating the knowledge of law and protecting crime victims.

Department of Government Employee Ethics
Its task is to supervise the ethics of government employees across the nation, execute the anti-corruption work, protect official secrets, and prevent impairment to and sabotage of public agencies.