Ministry of Justice
กระทรวงยุติธรรม
Seal of the Scales of Justice by Prince Narisara Nuwattiwong
Ministry overview
Formed25 March 1891; 133 years ago (25 March 1891)
JurisdictionGovernment of Thailand
Headquarters404, Chaengwatthana Rd., Lak Si, Bangkok
Annual budget26,757 million baht (FY2020)
Minister responsible
  • Tawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice
Websitewww.moj.go.th

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]

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

Dependent departments

Public organizations

Department directly under the justice minister

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. ^ "..::: ??з?ǧ?صԸ??? ( Ministry of Justice ) :::". Archived from the original on 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2009-01-10.[full citation needed]
  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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