Ministry of Justice
Agency overview
Formed24 February 1918
JurisdictionGovernment of Estonia
HeadquartersSuur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Annual budget192 mln € EUR (2022)
Minister responsible
Websitehttps://www.just.ee/en

The Estonian Ministry of Justice (Estonian: Justiitsministeerium) is the Ministry of Justice of Estonia. The Minister of Justice (Estonian: justiitsminister) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Justice in the Estonian Government. The Ministry is responsible for providing support to the court system and providing legal focus in proposing new laws.

Duties and structures

Ministry of Justice has following duties and structures:[1]

  • Prisons (Estonian Department of Prisons)
  • The Prosecutor's Office
  • Courts
  • Patent Office
  • Estonian Competition Authority
  • Data Protection Inspectorate
  • Estonian Forensic Institute
  • Centre of Registers and Information Systems

List of ministers

See also

References

  1. "Home". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 23 February 2021.


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