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The rule of law and legal protection Ministry of Justice’s main responsibility is to ensure the operation of the rule of law in Finland. The Ministry drafts also the provisions which aim to ensure fair trials and good governance. The Ministry also...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/legal-protection
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Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice Leena Meri The Finns Party Minister of Justice Leena Meri heads the Ministry of Justice. Minister Meri is responsible for all other matters covered by the Ministry of Justice except for those related to the ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/minister-of-justice
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Fundamental rights The Ministry of Justice prepares the fundamental provisions relating to the Constitution and the public administration. These include the laws regulating the competency of the President of the Republic, the Parliament and the Go...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/fundamental-rights
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Legal protection The Ministry of Justice drafts the provisions which aim to ensure fair trials and good governance. The Ministry also prepares the laws relating to enforcement, bankruptcy and debt adjustment. The independent courts are responsible...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/implementation-of-legal-protection
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Policy of the Ministry of Justice for International and EU Activities The main responsibility of the Ministry of Justice is to ensure the operation of the rule of law. The Ministry’s international and EU activities support the achievement of its i...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/policy-for-international-and-eu-activities
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Fundamental rights » The Ministry of Justice prepares the fundamental provisions relating to the Constitution and the public administration. These include the laws regulating the competency of the President of the Republic, the Parliament and the ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/areas-of-expertise
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Linguistic rights The Ministry of Justice is responsible for promoting the realisation of linguistic rights by monitoring the implementation and application of the Language Act and by issuing recommendations. The Unit for Democracy, Language Affai...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/linguistic-rights
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Justice affairs in the EU EU affairs at the Ministry of Justice The Ministry of Justice is responsible for EU projects within its mandate and seeks to influence EU legislation proactively. The objective is to ensure that Finland’s interests are se...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/justice-affairs-in-the-eu
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About the website The website of the Ministry of Justice, www.ministryofjustice.fi, provides information on, i.a., the Ministry, its work and duties and on ongoing legislation and development projects at the Ministry. Finnish and Swedish pages are...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/about-the-site
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Rights of the Sámi people Ministry of Justice safeguards the rights of the Sámi people The Ministry of Justice supports the development of Sámi cultural autonomy and coordinates the handling of Sámi rights across the ministries. The Ministry of Ju...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/rights-of-the-sami-people
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Rights of the Sámi people Ministry of Justice safeguards the rights of the Sámi people The Ministry of Justice supports the development of Sámi cultural autonomy and coordinates the handling of Sámi rights across the ministries. The Ministry of Ju...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/-/sami-rights
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Criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that regulates questions related to criminal liability. Crime and punishment are the basic concepts of criminal law. A crime is an act or a failure to act that has been criminalised under the law. By cr...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/criminal-law
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Development of law drafting Development of law drafting aims at improving the quality of law drafting. The objective is legislation that is functioning, consistent and comprehensible. High-quality law drafting contributes to ensuring that Parliame...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/development-of-law-drafting
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Family Law Matters This section contains information on the international family law matters for which the Ministry of Justice is responsible in the capacity of the Central Authority under different international treaties. Such matters are, for ex...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/family-law-matters
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Department for Criminal Policy and Criminal Law The Department for Criminal Policy and Criminal Law is responsible for planning and developing criminal policy, crime prevention and the criminal sanctions system. The Department drafts legislation i...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/department-for-criminal-policy-and-criminal-law
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Department for Democracy and Public Law The Department for Democracy and Public Law is responsible for tasks related to fundamental rights policy, legislation in the field of public law, and implementation of electoral and other participatory righ...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/department-for-democracy-and-public-law
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Department for Private Law and Administration of Justice The Department for Private Law and Administration of Justice is responsible for law drafting in the fields of private law, insolvency law, and judicial procedure in civil and petitionary mat...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/department-for-private-law-and-administration-of-justice
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Finland – a state governed by the rule of law Finnish democracy is built on the rule of law. The rule of law and respect for fundamental rights are key principles enshrined in the Constitution of Finland. Finland is also committed to these princip...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/finland-a-state-governed-by-the-rule-of-law
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Cooperative working group for improving law drafting The cooperative working group for improving law drafting continues cross-administrative cooperation between Ministries to develop law drafting. The working group monitors the implementation of t...https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/cooperation-group-for-the-development-of-law-drafting
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The Ministry of Justice has appointed a cooperation group for the development of law drafting for the term from 15 October 2019 to 30 September 2023.https://oikeusministerio.fi/en/project?tunnus=OM032:00/2019