Ministry of Justice (East Timor)

Ministry of Justice
Ministério da Justiça (Portuguese); Ministeriu Justisa (Tetum);
	Coat of Arms of East Timor
	; Headquarters of the Ministry
Ministry overview
Formed	1975 / 2000 / 2002
Jurisdiction	Government of East Timor
Headquarters	Rua da Justiça, Dili; 8°33′23″S 125°34′31″E / 8.55639°S 125.57528°ECoordinates: 8°33′23″S 125°34′31″E / 8.55639°S 125.57528°E
Minister responsible	[de], Minister of Justice;
Deputy Ministers responsible	José Edmundo Caetano, Deputy Minister of Justice; Mário Ximenes, Secretary of State for Land and Property;
Website	Ministry of Justice
Agency ID	MJ

The Ministry of Justice (MJ; Portuguese: Ministério da Justiça, Tetum: Ministeriu Justisa) is the government department of East Timor accountable for the administration of justice.

Functions[]

The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:^[1]

In 2011, the Ministry established a protocol with the East Timor Bar Association in order to ensure the proper training of lawyers.^[2]

Minister[]

The incumbent Minister of Justice is [de].^[3]^[4] He is assisted by José Edmundo Caetano, Deputy Minister of Justice,^{[note 1]} and Mário Ximenes, Secretary of State for Land and Property.^[1]^[5]

References[]

Footnote[]

^ The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

Notes[]

^ ^a ^b "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 18 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Protocolo entre a Ordem dos Advogados e o Ministério da Justiça da República de Timor Leste - Ordem dos Advogados". Ordem dos Advogados. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
^ Martins, Filomeno (22 March 2022). "'Lú Olo' calls on newly appointed cabinet members to better serve Timorese people". Tatoli. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Swearing-in of the four new members of Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
^ "Presidente timorense dá posse a 19 novos membros do Governo" [Timorese President swears in 19 new members of the Government]. SAPO (in Portuguese). Lusa. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

External links[]

Media related to Ministry of Justice (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons

Ministry of Justice – official site (in English)

[5] The Constitution of East Timor provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used.

[viii_cg_ii-1] "Structure of the VIII Constitutional Government". Government of Timor-Leste. Retrieved 18 January 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] "Protocolo entre a Ordem dos Advogados e o Ministério da Justiça da República de Timor Leste - Ordem dos Advogados". Ordem dos Advogados. Retrieved 15 July 2018.

[tatoli_2022-03-22-3] Martins, Filomeno (22 March 2022). "'Lú Olo' calls on newly appointed cabinet members to better serve Timorese people". Tatoli. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[viii_new_members-4] "Swearing-in of the four new members of Government". Government of Timor-Leste. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[sapo_2020-06-24-6] "Presidente timorense dá posse a 19 novos membros do Governo" [Timorese President swears in 19 new members of the Government]. SAPO (in Portuguese). Lusa. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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v t Government ministers and ministries of East Timor
Ministers	Prime Minister Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Justice
Ministries	Agriculture and Fisheries Defense Education, Youth and Sport Finance Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Health Higher Education, Science and Culture Interior Justice Petroleum and Minerals Planning and Territory Public Works Social Solidarity and Inclusion State Administration Tourism, Trade and Industry Transport and Communications
Incumbent Constitutional Government