The Minister of Justice (french: Ministre de la Justice), also known as the Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (''Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux''), is a cabinet position in the Government of France. The current Minister of Justice has been

Éric Dupond-Moretti Éric Dupond-Moretti (born 20 April 1961) is a French-Italian lawyer and politician who was appointed Minister of Justice in 2020 by President Emmanuel Macron. As a criminal defence lawyer he is renowned for his record number of acquittals which ...

since 2020. The ministry is headquartered on

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in the

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Function

The roles of the minister are to: * oversee the building, maintenance and administration of courts; * sit as vice president of the Judicial Council (which oversees the judicial performance and advises on prosecutiorial performance); * supervise public prosecutions; * direct corrections and the prison system * propose legislation affecting civil or criminal law or procedure. The Minister of Justice also holds the ceremonial office of

Keeper of the Seals of France Keeper of the Seals of France () was an office of the French monarchy under the ''Ancien Régime''. Its principal function was to supplement or assist the Chancellor of France. Its successor office under the Republic is the Keeper of the Seals, ...

and is custodian of the

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. This symbolic role is still shown in the order of words of the minister's official designation, Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (''Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux''). France's Ministry of Justice might oversee the administration of justice in

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, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe,

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, New Caledonia, Réunion,

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, Saint-Martin,

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and

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List of ministers

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Ministry of Justice
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Living in Detention – Handbook for New Inmates – French Prison Service
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Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

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List of ministers

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