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Ministry of Justice of Armenia

Հայաստանի արդարադատության նախարարություն
Agency overview
Formed	August 7, 1918
Jurisdiction	Government of Armenia
Headquarters	Yerevan, Armenia
Minister responsible	Grigor Minasyan, Minister of Justice
Website	moj.am

The Ministry of Justice of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի արդարադատության նախարարություն) is an Armenian government agency which possesses executive authority and executes policies of the Government of Armenia in sectors that are closely associated with laws and regulations. The ministry oversees the operations of the following agencies:

• Compulsory Enforcement Service
• Penitentiary Service
• Probation Service

The ministry was founded in 1918 by the government of Hovhannes Kajaznuni of the newly-formed Republic of Armenia.

History

In 1920, the Revolutionary Committee of the Armenian SSR founded the People's Commissariat of Justice, which began to control the Armenian prosecutor's office in December 1923. The Communist Party of Armenia was in-active from 1930 to 1933, of which during those three years, the justice system of Armenia was administered by the Procurator General of the Soviet Union and the Supreme Court of the USSR. In 1936, the prosecutor's office and the investigative bodies were separated from the People's Court of Justice, and the People's Commissariat was reorganized into the Ministry of Justice. It operated until 1959, when its functions were exercised by the Supreme Court until the 1970s. By order of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 2, 1970, the Ministry of Justice of the Armenian SSR was reestablished and became the precursor to the Ministry of Justice of Armenia which was founded in 1991, following the USSR's demise.

The Ministry also oversees the registration of political parties in Armenia. As of March 2021, there are 91 political parties that are registered with the Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers

First Republic of Armenia

People's Commissars and Ministers of Justice of the Armenian SSR

Ministers of Justice of the Republic of Armenia

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of Armenia

References

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2. "Government - Structure - The Government of the Republic of Armenia". Gov.am. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
3. "How many parties are there in Armenia at the moment?". Hraparak.am. March 19, 2021.
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7. "PM Karapetyan introduces newly appointed Minister of Justice Davit Harutyunyan". Panorama.am. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
8. "Government - Team Members - The Government of the Republic of Armenia". Gov.am. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
9. New Armenian Justice Minister Appointed

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