6-404: DOJ may refer to: Department of Justice , also called a ministry of justice United States Department of Justice Department of Justice (Philippines) Department of Justice (Canada) Double Open Jaw, a kind of open-jaw ticket used for calculating airfares See also [ edit ] Dojo (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
12-553: A secretary of justice . In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general , for example in the United States . Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City , a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See , also does not possess
18-677: A ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system , overseeing the public prosecutor and national investigative agencies (e.g. the American Federal Bureau of Investigation ), and maintaining
24-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Department of Justice A justice ministry , ministry of justice , or department of justice , is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice . The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice ( minister for justice in a very few countries) or
30-416: The legal system and public order . Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as overseeing elections , directing the police , law reform, and administration of the immigration and citizenship services. The duties of the ministry of justice may in some countries be split from separate responsibilities of an attorney general (often responsible for the justice system) and
36-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DOJ . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DOJ&oldid=1253839271 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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