13. Ministry of Justice (MOJ)
| Minister: | Wu Aiying |
| Vice Ministers: | Chen Xunqin Zhang Sujun Hao Chiyong Zhao Dacheng |
| Address: | 10 Chaoyangmen Nandajie, Beijing 100020 |
| Telephone: | 86-10-6520-5204 |
| Facsimile: | 86-10-6520-5316 |
| Website: | www.moj.gov.cn |
| Departments: | General Office; Research Office; Politics; Legislative Affairs; Prison Management Bureau; Reform-Through-Labor Bureau; Legal System Publicity; Directing Lawyers and Notarization; Guiding the Grass-root Work; National Judicial Examination; Regulations and Legal Education; Research Office; Judicial Assistance and Foreign Affairs; Finance and Equipment |
- Supervise and guide China's prison system and oversee the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals; supervise and guide the country's system of labor intensive reeducation programs
- Manage law-related press
- Supervise and guide China's lawyers and legal consulting activities; manage the establishment of social legal service institutions and foreign legal institutions within the PRC
- Supervise and guide China's notary institutions and notary services, and preside over the notary services entrusted to lawyers in the Hong Kong and Macao regions that are used in domestic activities
- Guide China's mediation and judicial assistance activities
- Manage the political and legal colleges and universities directly under the ministry; guide China's legal education activities and legal theory research activities at the high school and university levels
- Guide establishment of China's judicial administration system's work force and political thought work; assist provinces, autonomous regions, and cities directly under the authority of the central government to manage the leading cadres of China's courts
MOJ supervises and guides China's overall legal system but is separate from the Supreme People's Court. It disseminates information and education about the national legal system and informs the public's knowledge of legal issues. MOJ also guides and inspects the administrative work of each region and industry in complying with national law and guides the work of disseminating information about foreign laws. In interacting with foreign countries, MOJ licenses foreign law firms to operate in the PRC and supervises their operations. It also develops intergovernmental legal exchanges and cooperative programs. MOJ attends negotiations regarding judicial aid agreements signed with foreign countries and manages matters concerning international judicial aid agreements. MOJ is China's chief body on human rights, representing China at international exchanges related to human rights issues, and organizes domestic research related to the judicial aspects of human rights issues.
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