Minister of Justice (France)

Minister of Justice and
Keeper of the Seals

Ministre de la Justice et garde des Sceaux

Incumbent
Éric Dupond-Moretti

since 6 July 2020

Ministry of Justice
Member of| Cabinet
Reports to| President of the Republic
Prime Minister
Seat| Place Vendôme, Paris
Nominator| Prime Minister
Term length| No fixed term
Formation| c. 497
c. 750: office of Keeper of the Seals of France
1790: Ministry of Justice
Website| www.justice.gouv.fr
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Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice), also known as Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux), is a cabinet position in the Government of France. The current minister of justice has been Éric Dupond-Moretti since 2020. The ministry is headquartered on Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.[1]

## Function

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The roles of the minister are to:[2]

* oversee the building, maintenance and administration of courts;
* sit as vice president of the Judicial Council (which oversees the judicial performance and advises on prosecutiorial performance);
* supervise public prosecutions;
* direct corrections and the prison system
* propose legislation affecting civil or criminal law or procedure.

The Minister of Justice also holds the ceremonial office of Keeper of the Seals of France and is custodian of the Great Seal of France. This symbolic role is still shown in the order of words of the minister's official designation, Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux).

France's Ministry of Justice might oversee the administration of justice in French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Jersey, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.[3][4][5]

## List of ministers

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Main article: List of ministers of justice of France

## See also

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* Ministry of Justice (France)
* List of ministers of justice of France
* Prison conditions in France

## References

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1. ^ "Contact." Ministry of Justice. Updated on 21 May 2012.
2. ^ Travaillot, Françoise. "French Ministry of Justice." Ministry of Justice (France). 15 September. 1. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
3. ^ "Juridictions judiciaires d'outre-mer". justice.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
4. ^ "Mayotte". justice.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
5. ^ "Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon". Ministère des Outre-mer (in French). Retrieved 19 July 2018.

## External links

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* Ministry of Justice (in French)
* Living in Detention – Handbook for New Inmates – French Prison Service (in English)

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