Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)
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法務部 Fǎwùbù | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1912[1] |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of China |
| Headquarters |
 Taipei |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Executive Yuan |
| Child agency | |
| Website | www.moj.gov.tw |
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of China (MOJ; Chinese: 中華民國法務部; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Fǎwùbù) is a ministerial level governmental body of the Republic of China responsible for carrying out various judicial functions in Taiwan.
History
Former Ministry of Judicial Administration of the Republic of China in Nanjing.
The Ministry of Justice was established in 1912 upon the establishment of the Republic of China. After the Chinese reunification in 1928, the Judicial Yuan was inaugurated and the ministry was renamed the Ministry of Judicial Administration and being placed under the yuan. In 1943, the ministry was shifted from Judicial Yuan to Executive Yuan. On 1 July 1980, the ministry was renamed again as Ministry of Justice.[1]
Organizational structure
The Ministry of Justice has the following branches:
Departments
- Legal System
- Legal Affairs
- Prosecutorial Affairs
- International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs
- Prevention, Rehabilitation and Protection
- Government Employee Ethics[3]
Affiliated Organizations
- Administrative Enforcement Agencies
- Prosecutors Offices
- Agency of Corrections[4]
- Agency Against Corruption and Government Ethics Units
- Investigative Organizations[5]
Business Affairs
- Legal Affairs
- Procuratorial Administration
- Correctional Operations
- Judicial Protection
- Operations on Government Employee Ethics
- Information Management
- Investigation Work
- Cultivation of Personnel[6]
List of Ministers
Chiu Tai-san, the incumbent ROC Minister of Justice
Political Party: Kuomintang Democratic Progressive Party Non-partisan/ unknown
- 1948–1949: Xie Guansheng (謝冠生)
- 1949–1950: Zhang Zhiben (張知本)
- 1950–1954: Lin Bin (林彬)
- 1954–1960: Gu Fengxiang (谷鳳翔)
- 1960–1967: Zheng Yanfen (鄭彥棻)
- 1967–1970: Zha Liangjian (查良鑑)
- 1970–1976: Wang Renyuan (王任遠)
| № | Name | Term of Office | Days | Party | Premier | |
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| Minister of Judicial Administration | ||||||
| 9 | Wang Daoyuan (汪道淵) | 10 June 1976 | 30 May 1978 | 719 | Kuomintang | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Minister of Justice (since 1 July 1980) | ||||||
| 10 | Li Yuan-tsu (李元簇) | 30 May 1978 | 1 June 1984 | 2194 | Kuomintang | Sun Yun-suan Yu Kuo-hua |
| 11 | Shih Chi-yang (施啟揚) | 1 June 1984 | 23 July 1988 | 1513 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua |
| 12 | Hsiao Teng-tzang (蕭天讚) | 23 July 1988 | 7 October 1989 | 441 | Kuomintang | Yu Kuo-hua Lee Huan |
| — | Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) | 7 October 1989 | 27 November 1989 | 51 | Kuomintang | Lee Huan |
| 13 | Lu Yu-wen (呂有文) | 27 November 1989 | 27 February 1993 | 1188 | Kuomintang | Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan |
| 14 | Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) | 27 February 1993 | 10 June 1996 | 1199 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan |
| 15 | Liao Cheng-hao (廖正豪) | 10 June 1996 | 14 July 1998 | 764 | Kuomintang | Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
| 16 | Cheng Chung-mo (城仲模) | 14 July 1998 | 1 February 1999 | 202 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew |
| 17 | Yeh Chin-fong (葉金鳳) | 1 February 1999 | 20 May 2000 | 474 | Kuomintang | Vincent Siew |
| 18 | Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) | 20 May 2000 | 1 February 2005 | 1718 | Democratic Progressive Party | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung I Yu Shyi-kun |
| 19 | Shih Mau-lin (施茂林) | 1 February 2005 | 20 May 2008 | 1204 | Independent | Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung II |
| 20 | Wang Ching-feng (王清峰) | 20 May 2008 | 12 March 2010 | 661 | Independent | Liu Chao-shiuan Wu Den-yih |
| — | Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) | 12 March 2010 | 22 March 2010 | 10 | Wu Den-yih | |
| 21 | Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫) | 22 March 2010 | 6 September 2013 | 1264 | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah | |
| — | Chen Ming-tang (陳明堂) | 6 September 2013 | 30 September 2013 | 24 | Jiang Yi-huah | |
| 22 | Luo Ying-shay (羅瑩雪) | 30 September 2013 | 20 May 2016 | 963 | Kuomintang | Jiang Yi-huah Mao Chi-kuo Chang San-cheng |
| 23 | Chiu Tai-san (邱太三) | 20 May 2016 | Incumbent | 210 | Democratic Progressive Party | Lin Chuan |
Transportation
The MOJ building is accessible by walking distance North of Xiaonanmen Station of the Taipei Metro on the Green Line.[7]
See also
- Constitution of the Republic of China
- Six Codes
- Law in Taiwan
- Law schools in Taiwan
- Law of the Republic of China
- Judicial Yuan
- Supreme Court of the Republic of China
- Supreme Prosecutor Office
- Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
- District Courts (Republic of China)
References
- 1 2 http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21428&CtNode=11389&mp=095
- ↑ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=299091&CtNode=27901&mp=001
- ↑ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21441&CtNode=11390&mp=095
- ↑ http://www.mjac.moj.gov.tw/mp802.html
- ↑ http://www.moj.gov.tw/public/Attachment/4103114394842.pdf
- ↑ http://www.moj.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=21448&CtNode=11424&mp=095
- ↑ "Ministry of Justice, Section 1, Chóngqìng South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan - Google Maps". Maps.google.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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