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Kingdom of Denmark
Ministry of Justice
Justitsministeriet
Coat of arms of Denmark
Agency overview
Formed1848
Jurisdiction Kingdom of Denmark
HeadquartersCopenhagen
Agency executive
Websitewww.justitsministeriet.dk

Ministry of Justice of Denmark (Danish: Justitsministeriet, Faroese: Dómsmálaráðið, Greenlandic: Inatsiseqarnermut Ministereqarfik) is the Danish government ministry responsible for the general judicial system, including the police and the prosecution service, the courts of law, and prisons and the probation service. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for legislation in the areas of criminal, private and family law, the law of trusts and foundations, nationality law and data protection law. The Ministry of Justice of Denmark might oversee the administration of justice in Greenland.[1]

The entirety of the judicial system (Danish: Justitsvæsnet) is overseen by the Ministry of Justice.[2][3]

Councils, boards, commissions

Agencies

Councils

Boards

Legal commissions

Other commissions

Committee

Inspections

List of ministers

See List of Justice Ministers in Denmark

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rådet for Grønlands Retsvæsen | Justitsministeriet". www.justitsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ^ "Organisationsdiagram justitsvæsenet" (PDF). Ministry of Justice (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Justitsvaesenet". Ministry of Justice (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "The Danish Ministry of Justice". Justitsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.

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Danish ministries and ministerial offices
Authority control databases
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