Ministry of Justice (Ukraine)
| Міністерство юстиції України | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1990 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Jurisdiction | Ukraine |
| Headquarters | Kiev |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Parent agency | Cabinet of Ministers |
| Website | http://www.minjust.gov.ua |
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство юстиції України) is the main body in the system of central bodies of the executive power that provides realization of a state legal policy. It is often abbreviated as Мiniust [України].
Main objectives
- Ensuring realization of the state legal policy and the policy in the sphere of adaptation of the legislation of Ukraine to the legislation of the European Union.
- Preparation of propositions in conducting legal reforms and promoting development of a legal science.
- Ensuring the protection of rights and freedoms of a human and a citizen in the specific field.
- Preparation of propositions in improvement of legislation, its systematization, development of projects of legal acts and international agreements of Ukraine in legal affairs, conducting a legal expertise of projects of legal acts, state registration of legal acts, maintaining the Unified state registry of such acts.
- Planning by the proposals of other central bodies of executive power of legislative proceedings and actions in adaptation of the legislation of Ukraine to the legislation of the European Union.
- Coordination of actions in implementation of the National program in adaptation of the legislation of Ukraine to the legislation of the European Union.
- Organization of implementing the decisions of judges and other authorities (officials) according to the laws, working with human resources, expert support of justice.
- Organization of notary performance and the authorities in registration of acts of civil status.
- Developing a legal informativeness and forming in citizens a legal outlook.
- Fulfilling an international legal cooperation.
Structures
The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of minister, his/hers first deputy, and other deputies. To the central body of ministry also belongs the government official in affairs of the European Court of Human Rights, who represents Ukraine in the mentioned international institution. There are several state departments and agencies that are assigned to the leadership of the ministry, each deputy of which is also assigned a territorial representation of local authorities of justice.
List of Ministers of Justice
| Name of parent agency | Name of minister | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| General Secretariat of Ukriane | V.Sadovsky | June 1917 | January 9, 1918 |
| Council of People's Ministers | S.Shelukhin | January 9, 1918 | July 15, 1918 |
| M.Chubynsky | July 15, 1918 | ? | |
| O.Romanov | |||
| A.Viazlov | |||
| V.Reinbot | |||
| V.Prykhodko | |||
| H.Syrotenko | |||
| D.Markovych | |||
| A.Livytsky | |||
| Temporary Workers-Peasants Government | ? | November 28, 1918 | January 29, 1919 |
| People's Commissariat of UkrSSR | O.Khmelnytsky | January 29, 1919 | January 19, 1920 |
| Ye.Tereletsky | January 19, 1920 | ||
| Mykola Skrypnyk | |||
| V.Poraiko | |||
| V.Polyakov | |||
| M.Mykhailyk | |||
| A.Kiselyov-Kesler | |||
| F.Radchenko | 1936 | 1937 | |
| M.Babchenko | 1938 | 1947 | |
| Cabinet of Ministers of UkrSSR | D.Panasyuk | ||
| F.Hlukh | |||
| K.Zghurska | |||
| Volodymyr Zaichuk | 1970 | August 2, 1990 | |
| Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine | Vitaliy Boiko | August 2, 1990 | March 20, 1992 |
| Volodymyr Kampo | March 20, 1992 | April 21, 1992 | |
| Vasyl Onopenko | October 27, 1992 | August 7, 1995 | |
| Serhiy Holovatyi | September 27, 1995 | August 21, 1997 | |
| Syuzanna Stanik | August 21, 1997 | May 7, 2002 | |
| Oleksandr Lavrynovych | May 7, 2002 | February 4, 2005 | |
| Roman Zvarych | February 4, 2005 | September 27, 2005 | |
| Serhiy Holovatyi | September 27, 2005 | August 4, 2006 | |
| Roman Zvarych | August 4, 2006 | November 1, 2006 | |
| Oleksandr Lavrynovych | November 1, 2006 | December 18, 2007 | |
| Mykola Onishchuk | December 18, 2007 | March 11, 2010 | |
| Oleksandr Lavrynovych | March 11, 2010 | present | |