Ministry of Justice

Organisation name in original language

Oikeusministeriö/Justitieministeriet

Category of human rights structure

Government administration

Country

Finland

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Address

PO Box 25, FI-00023 Government

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Legal source(s)

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • 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 applicable

Structured 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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