The Federal Department of Justice and Police (german: Eidgenössisches Justiz- und Polizeidepartement, french: Département fédéral de justice et police, it, Dipartimento federale di giustizia e polizia, rm, ) is one of the seven

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of the

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federal government. As of 2019, it is headed by

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Karin Keller-Sutter. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.

Organisation

The department is composed of the following offices and institutes: * General Secretariat * State Secretariat for Migration (SEM): Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers. * Federal Office of Justice (FOI): Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance. *

Federal Office of Police The Federal Office of Police (Fedpol, german: Bundesamt für Polizei, french: Office fédéral de la police, it, Ufficio federale di polizia, rm, Uffizi federal da polizia) of Switzerland is subject to the Federal Department of Justice and P ...

(fedpol): Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service ( Service for Analysis and Prevention SAP), and the

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(FCP), which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction. * Federal Office of Metrology (METAS): Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in

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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (French: ''Institut fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle'', IPI; German: ''Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum'', IGE; Italian: ''Istituto federale della proprietà intellet ...

(IIP): Registration authority for

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s and

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. *

Swiss Institute of Comparative Law The Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (french: Institut suisse de droit comparé (ISDC), german: Schweizerisches Institut für Rechtsvergleichung) is an agency of the federal administration of Switzerland charged with research and consultancy i ...

(SICL): Provides consultancy services on issues of

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. The following independent authorities are affiliated to the FDJP for administrative purposes: * Federal Gaming Board (FGB): Regulates

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s and enforces Swiss

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List of heads of the department

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Politics, Switzerland Justice and Police