Ministry of Justice (Sweden)
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The Ministry of Justice (Swedish: Justitiedepartementet) is a Cabinet level ministry in the Government of Sweden with responsibility for legislation. The ministry is responsible for the Swedish legal system in Constitution and general administrative law, civil law, procedural law and criminal law. The Ministry of Justice also handles matters relating to democratic issues, human rights, integration and minority issues, metropolitan affairs, sports issues and non-governmental organisations. The Ministry is located in the government chancellery Rosenbad.
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[edit] Areas of responsibility
[edit] Organisation
[edit] Ministers
The present Minister for Justice is Beatrice Ask, who is also head of the ministry. Tobias Billström is minister for migration and asylum policy while Nyamko Sabuni is minister for integration and gender equality. Sabuni is slated to become head of the Ministry of Integration and Gender Equality when it is created in the autumn of 2006.
[edit] European Union
European Union-related issues are closely related to the work of the Minstry of Justice. Four areas in particular stand out; judicial and domestic issues (police and judicial cooperation in penal law, judicial cooperation in civil law), internal market issues (e.g. patents, copyright and company law), openness (public access to official documents), and discrimination (equal treatment).<ref>Ministry of Justice - EU work</ref>
[edit] Government agencies
- See also: Government agencies in Sweden
The Ministry of Justice also has principal responsibility for the following government agencies:<ref>Ministry of Justice - Government Agencies</ref>
- Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern, JK)
- Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority, (Brottsoffermyndigheten, BrOM)
- Economic Crimes Bureau (Ekobrottsmyndigheten)
- Election Authority (Valmyndigheten)
- Legal Aid Authority (Rättshjälpsmyndigheten)
- National Board of Forensic Science (Rättsmedicinalverket, RMV)
- National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebyggande rådet, BRÅ)
- National Courts Administration (Domstolsverket, DV)
- National Police Board (Rikspolisstyrelsen)
- The Office of the Ombudsman against Discrimination on grounds of Sexual Orientation (Ombudsmannen mot diskriminering på grund av sexuell lägging)
- The Office of Prosecutor-General (Åklagarmyndigheten)
- The Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination (Ombudsmannen mot etnisk diskriminering)
- Supervisory Board of Public Accountants (Revisorsnämnden)
- The Swedish Gene Technology Advisory Board (Gentekniknämnden)
- The Swedish Integration Board (Integrationsverket)
- The Swedish Prison and Probation Service (Kriminalvården)
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Justitiedepartementet website (Swedish)
- Ministry of Justice website (English)
