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Kingdom of Denmark
Ministry of Justice

Justitsministeriet
Coat of arms of Denmark
Agency overview
Formed	1848
Jurisdiction	Kingdom of Denmark
Headquarters	Copenhagen
Agency executive	Nick Hækkerup, Minister of Justice
Website	www.justitsministeriet.dk

Ministry of Justice of Denmark (Danish: Justitsministeriet, Faroese: Dómsmálaráðið, Greenlandic: Inatsiseqarnermut Ministereqarfik) is the Danish government ministry responsible for the general judicial system, including the police and the prosecution service, the courts of law, and prisons and the probation service. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for legislation in the areas of criminal, private and family law, the law of trusts and foundations, nationality law and data protection law. The Ministry of Justice of Denmark might oversee the administration of justice in Greenland.

The entirety of the judicial system (Danish: Justitsvæsnet) is overseen by the Ministry of Justice.

Councils, boards, commissions

Agencies

• Director for Public Prosecution
• Danish Court Administration
• Danish Prison and Probation Service
• Danish Civil Affairs Agency
• Danish Data Protection Agency
• Danish Critical Supply Agency

Councils

• Retslægerådet (the Forensic Medicine Council)
• Datarådet (the Data Council)
• Dataetisk Råd (Data Ethics Council)
• Det Kriminalpræventive Råd (the Crime Prevention Council)
• Det Grønlandske Kriminalpræventive Råd (The Greenlandic Crime Prevention Council)
• Dommerudnævnelsesrådet (the Judicial Appointment Council)
• Dommerudnævnelsesrådet vedrørende Internationale Dommerstillinger (the Judicial Appointments Council regarding International Judicial Positions)
• Tilsynsrådet vedr. Beskæftigelse af Indsatte (the Supervisory Council for the Occupation of Inmates)
• Konkursrådet (the Bankruptcy Council)
• Politiklagerådet (the Police Complaints Council)
• Rådet for Grønlands Retsvæsen (the Council for the Judiciary of Greenland)
• Rådet for Offerfonden (the Council for the Victim Fund)
• Retsplejerådet (the Council for the Administration of Justice)
• Straffelovrådet (the Criminal Code Council))

Boards

• Advokatnævnet (the Disciplinary Board of the Bar and Law Society)
• Erstatningsnævnet (Criminal Injuries Compensation Board)
• Det Færøske Erstatningsnævn for Voldsofre (the Faroese Damages Board for Victims of Assault)
• Det Grønlandske Erstatningsnævn for Voldsofre (the Greenlandic Damages Board for Victims of Assault)
• Pressenævnet (the Press Board)
• Procesbevillingsnævnet (the Appeals Permission Board)
• Bibeskæftigelsesnævnet (the Board of Secondary Employment)
• Indsamlingsnævnet (the Collection Board)
• Ungdomskriminalitetsnævnet (the Juvenile Crime Board)

Legal commissions

• Strafferetsplejeudvalget
• Kursusudvalget for Advokatuddannelsen
• Udvalget om retshjælp og fri proces

Other commissions

• Justitsministeriets Forskningspolitiske Udvalg
• Kursusudvalget vedr. obligatorisk efteruddannelse af advokat-fuldmægtige
• Undersøgelseskommissionen om SKAT (Commission of Inquiry on the Tax Administration))
• Undersøgelseskommissionen om hjemsendelser i Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE-kommissionen II) (Commission of Inquiry on the relievement of dutys in the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DDIS Commission II)

Committee

• Bestyrelsen for Domstolsstyrelsen

Inspections

• Danish Data Protection Agency
• Statens Våbenkontrol

List of ministers

See List of Justice Ministers in Denmark

See also

• Justice ministry
• Justitsministre fra Danmark (Ministers of Justice from Denmark)
• Politics of Denmark

References

1. "Rådet for Grønlands Retsvæsen | Justitsministeriet". www.justitsministeriet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-07-17.
2. "Organisationsdiagram justitsvæsenet" (PDF). Ministry of Justice (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
3. "Justitsvaesenet". Ministry of Justice (in Danish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
4. "The Danish Ministry of Justice". Justitsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-04-04.

External links

• Justitsministeriet Danish Ministry of Justice, official website. Retrieved March 12, 2011 (in Danish)

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