The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights ( es, Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos; MJyDH) of
Argentina
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is a
ministry of the
national executive power tasked with enforcing of the law and administration of justice and upholding
human rights
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.
The ministry was created in 1949, during the first presidency of
Juan Domingo Perón
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, ...
, and has been consistently present in every presidential cabinet since then. The incumbent minister is
Marcela Losardo, who has served since 10 December 2019 in the cabinet of
Alberto Fernández
Alberto Ángel Fernández (; born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019.
Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law ...
.
Structure
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights counts with a number of centralized dependencies reporting to it. The centralized dependencies, as in other government ministers, are known as secretariats (''secretarías'') and undersecretariats (''subsecretarías''); there are currently four of these:
**Undersecretariat of Administrative Management (''Subsecretaría de Gestión Administrativa'')
*Secretariat of Justice (''Secretaría de Justicia'')
**Undersecretariat of Penitentiary Affairs (''Subsecretaría de Asuntos Penitenciarios'')
**Undersecretariat of Criminal Policy (''Subsecretaría de Política Criminal'')
**Undersecretariat of Access to Justice (''Subsecretaría de Acceso a la Justicia'')
**Undersecretariat of Relations with the Judiciary and Academia (''Subsecretaría de Relaciones con el Poder Judicial y la Comunidad Académica'')
*Secretariat of Human Rights (''Secretaría de Derechos Humanos'')
**Undersecretariat of Protection and International Links on Human Rights (''Subsecretaría de Protección y Enlace Internacional en Derechos Humanos'')
**Undersecretariat of the Promotion of Human Rights (''Subsecretaría de Promoción de Derechos Humanos'')
*General Secretariat of Justice and Human Rights (''Secretaría General de Justicia y Derechos Humanos'')
In addition, the
(INADI), the
Office of the General Notary of the Government of the Nation, the
Procuratorship of the Treasure of the Nation, the International Centre for the Promotion of Human Rights (CIPDH), the
University Institute of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (IUNMA) and Argentina's federal prison system all depend on the Ministry of Justice.
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List of ministers
See also
*Justice ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in ...
* Judiciary of Argentina
References
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Justice ministries
Ministers of Justice of Argentina
1949 establishments in Argentina