Minister of Justice (France)

The Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice) known as Minister of Justice - Keeper of the Seals (Ministre de la Justice - Garde des Sceaux), is a cabinet position in the French Government. The current Minister of Justice is Éric Dupond-Moretti. The ministry is headquartered in Paris.[1]

Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals of the French Republic
Ministre de la Justice et Garde des Sceaux
Incumbent
Éric Dupond-Moretti
since 6 July 2020
Ministry of Justice
Member ofCabinet
Reports toPresident of the Republic
Prime Minister
SeatPlace Vendôme, Paris 1st, France
NominatorPrime Minister
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formationv. 497
v. 750: office of Keeper of the Seals of France
1790 : Ministry of Justice
Websitewww.justice.gouv.fr
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Function

The roles of the minister are to:[2]

  • oversee the building, maintenance and administration of courts;
  • sit as vice-president of the judicial council (which oversees the judicial performance and advises on prosecutiorial performance);
  • supervise public prosecutions;
  • direct corrections and the prison system
  • propose legislation affecting civil or criminal law or procedure.

The Minister of Justice also holds the ceremonial office of Keeper of the Seals and, as such, is custodian of the Great Seal of France. This symbolic role is still shown in the order of words of the minister's official designation, "Keeper of Seals, Minister of Justice" (Garde des Sceaux, Ministre de la Justice).

France's Ministry of Justice might oversee the administration of justice in French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Jersey, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Contact." Ministry of Justice. Updated on 21 may 2012.
  2. Travaillot, Françoise. "French Ministry of Justice." Ministry of Justice (France). 15 September. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  3. "Juridictions judiciaires d'outre-mer". justice.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. "Mayotte". justice.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon". Ministère des Outre-mer (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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