Ministry of Justice (China)

Ministry of Justice of the
People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国司法部
Logo of the Justice Administrative Organs of the PRC

The Ministry of Justice building in Beijing
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 1954 (1954-09)
TypeConstituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level)
JurisdictionGovernment of China
Headquarters41 Ping'anli West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing
Minister responsible
Parent agencyState Council
Websitemoj.gov.cn
chinalaw.gov.cn

The Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China is a government ministry under the State Council responsible for legal affairs.

The Central People's Government established the Ministry of Justice in October 1949. The ministry assumed its current form in September 1954. In 1959, the Ministry of Justice, along with judicial administrative organs, was abolished. It was restored in 1979. The ministry's range of responsibilities include judicial process, drafting legislation, developing legal framework, participating in national and international treaties, prosecution and sentencing.