Ministry of Justice (Thailand)

The Ministry of Justice (Abrv: MOJ; Thai: กระทรวงยุติธรรม, RTGS: krasuang yutti tham) is a cabinet ministry in the Government of Thailand. The ministry is in charge of the criminal justice system in the kingdom. As well as running prisons and aiding the Royal Thai Police, the ministry also runs the government's drug and narcotic control policies. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Justice, Somsak Thepsuthin.[1] Its fiscal year 2020 budget is 26,757 million baht.[2]

Ministry of Justice
กระทรวงยุติธรรม
"The Seal of the Scales of Justice" by Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong
Ministry overview
Formed25 March 1891 (25 March 1891)
JurisdictionGovernment of Thailand
Headquarters404, Chaengwatthana Rd., Lak Si, Bangkok
Annual budget26,757 million baht (FY2020)
Minister responsible
  • Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Justice
Websitewww.moj.go.th

History

The ministry was established in 1891 by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V). The monarch centralized the court and judicial system of the country. The sixteen courts were combined into seven courts. In 1912, under King Vajiravudh (Rama VI), the ministry was divided when the Court of Justice was given responsibilities over judicial affairs and the ministry retained responsibility for the legal and administrative areas.

In 1991, the National Assembly of Thailand passed the Improvement of Government Organisation Act. Article 21 of the act indicated the ministry was to be responsible for the administration of the Courts of Justice (except for adjudications and the criminal justice system.[3]

List of ministers
Main article: List of Ministers of Justice (Thailand)

Departments

Administration
  • Office of the Minister's Secretary
  • Office of the Inspector General
  • Office of the Auditor
  • Office of the Permanent Secretary
  • Office of the Justice Affairs

Dependent departments

Public organizations
  • Thailand Institute of Justice
  • Thailand Arbitration Center

Department directly under the justice minister
  • Office of the Narcotics Control Board
  • Office of Courts of Justice
  • Office of Constitutional Courts
  • Office Administrative Courts
  • Office of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)

See also

References
  1. Laohong, King-Oua (25 December 2019). "Hacked security footage from cramped Thai prison posted on YouTube". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  2. "Budget Appropriations Classified by Economic and Ministry, Fiscal Year 2020". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2009-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Home". Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD). Department of Justice. Archived from the original on 15 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. "Legal Execution Department". Legal Execution Department. Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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