The Ministry of Justice ( Abrv: MOJ; th, กระทรวงยุติธรรม, ) is a cabinet ministry in the

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. The ministry is in charge of the criminal justice system in the kingdom. As well as running prisons and aiding the

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, the ministry also runs the government's drug and narcotic control policies. The ministry is headed by the Minister of Justice,

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. Its

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2020 budget is 26,757 million baht.

History

The ministry was established in 1891 by King

Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร� ...

(Rama V). The monarch centralized the court and judicial system of the country. The sixteen courts were combined into seven courts. In 1912, under King

Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...

(Rama VI), the ministry was divided when the Court of Justice was given responsibilities over judicial affairs and the ministry retained responsibility for the legal and administrative areas. In 1991, the

National Assembly of Thailand The National Assembly of Thailand ( Abrv: NAT; th, รัฐสภา, , ) is the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Thailand. It convenes in the Sappaya-Sapasathan, Dusit District, Bangkok. The National Assembly was establishe ...

passed the Improvement of Government Organisation Act. Article 21 of the act indicated the ministry was to be responsible for the administration of the Courts of Justice (except for adjudications and the criminal justice system.

List of ministers

Departments

Administration

*Office of the Minister's Secretary *Office of the Inspector General *Office of the Auditor *Office of the Permanent Secretary *Office of the Justice Affairs

Dependent departments

Department of Special Investigation The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is a department of the Ministry of Justice of Thailand. It operates independently of the Royal Thai Police and is tasked with the investigation of certain "special cases". These include complex crimi ...

*Central Institute of Forensic Science *Rights and Liberties Protection Department *Legal Execution Department *Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection *

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*Department of Probation

Public organizations

*Thailand Institute of Justice *Thailand Arbitration Center

Department directly under the justice minister

*Office of the Narcotics Control Board *Office of Courts of Justice * Office of Constitutional Courts *Office Administrative Courts *Office of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)

References

External links

Ministry of Justice Website in ThaiMinistry of Justice Website in English
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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 ...

Law of Thailand 1891 establishments in Siam Thailand, Justice