Ministry of Justice (South Korea)

Ministry of Justice
법무부
Beobmu-bu
Logo of the Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Justice headquarters in Gwacheon
Agency overview
FormedJuly 17, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-07-17)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
HeadquartersBuilding 1, Gwacheon Government Complex [ko], 47, Gwanmun-ro, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Child agency
Websitewww.moj.go.kr Edit this at Wikidata

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ; Korean법무부; Hanja法務部) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Government of South Korea that oversees the justice and legal affairs, protection of human rights, crime prevention and immigration control. It is headed by the minister of justice. The ministry contains organization and agency such as Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea and Korea Correctional Service. It is headquartered in Building 1 of the Gwacheon Government Complex [ko] in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.[1][2] Established on July 17, 1948, the Ministry of Justice is the only ministry whose name has never been changed or altered in the history of the Republic of Korea.

  1. ^ "Location." (Archive) Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #1, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."
  2. ^ "Location." Ministry of Justice (Republic of Korea). October 20, 2011. Retrieved on January 1, 2014. "Building #5, Gwacheon Government Complex, Jungang-dong1, Gwacheon-si, Kyunggi-do."

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