Ministry of Justice
Organisation name in original language
Oikeusministeriö/Justitieministeriet
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Finland
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Government Decree on the Ministry of Justice (2003/543) (Valtioneuvoston asetus oikeusministeriöstä /Statsrådets förordning om justitieministeriet)
- Decree of the Ministry of Justice on the Rules of Procedure of the Ministry of Justice (2019/595) (Oikeusministeriön asetus oikeusministeriön työjärjestyksestä /Justitieministeriets förordning om justitieministeriets arbetsordning)
- Act on the Government (2003/175) (Laki valtioneuvostosta /Lag om statsrådet)
- Council Decision of 28 May 2001 establishing a European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters (2001/470/EC)
- Directive 2012/29/EUof the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA
- Communication from the Commissionto the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – EU strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021–2030), COM(2021) 615 final
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversees the legal system, the maintenance of democratic principles and the fundamental rights of citizens.
- Drafts key legislation that maintains legal order and the operational capacity of the judiciary.
- Supervises its administrative sector, which includes various agencies and institutions.
- Prepares amendments to the constitution and its fundamental rights provisions.
- Coordinates national fundamental and human rights policy and policies to promote non-discrimination and drafts related legislation.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Cooperates with other organisations through advisory boards, interministerial bodies and working groups.
- Participates in preparing and monitoring ombud institutions’ performance plans.
- Works with courts and agencies through a national cross-border legal network.
- Engages with civil society in various ways.
- Grants funding for rights-promoting projects to civil-society organisations.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Cooperates with other countries in the Nordic region
- Bilateral agreements with other states.
- Participates in the Nordic Council of Ministers for Justice Affairs and the Nordic Council of Ministers.
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