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A justice ministry, ministry of justice, [1] or department of justice, [2] 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 a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general , for example in the United States. [3] 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. [4] Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess 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.

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Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor [5] and national investigative agencies (e.g. the American Federal Bureau of Investigation), and maintaining 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 [6] (often responsible for the justice system) and the interior minister [7] (often responsible for public order). Sometimes the prison system is separated into another government department called Corrective Services.

Country, State or TerritorySubnational divisionMinistryHeadList
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Ministry of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior of Andorra Minister of Social Affairs, Justice and Interior list
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Attorney General's ChambersAttorney General list
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs list
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Attorney General's Department Attorney General of Australia list
Australian Capital Territory Justice and Community Safety DirectorateAttorney General list
New South Wales Department of Attorney General and Justice Attorney General list
Minister of Justice list
Norfolk Island Attorney GeneralChief Minister
Northern Territory Department of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General of Queensland list
South Australia Department of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Tasmania Department of Justice and the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Victoria Department of Justice and Community Safety Attorney-General list
Minister for Corrections list
Western Australia Department of Justice Attorney General list
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Office of the Attorney General and
Ministry of Legal Affairs (Bahamas) 		Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs list
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal AffairsAttorney General list
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus Minister of Justice list
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Federal Public Service Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize Ministry of the Attorney General OfficeAttorney General list
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Attorney General's ChambersAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Ministry of Justice and Institutional TransparencyMinister of Justice and Institutional Transparency list
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security Minister of Defence, Justice and Security list
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ministry of Justice and Public Security Minister of Justice and Public Security list
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands Department of JusticeAttorney General list
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ministry of Justice Minister of State for Justice list
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Department of Justice Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada list
Alberta Ministry of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
British Columbia Ministry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Manitoba Department of Justice (Manitoba)Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
New Brunswick Department of Justice (New Brunswick)Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice and Public SafetyAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Northwest Territories Department of Justice Minister of Justice
Nova Scotia Department of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Nunavut Department of Justice Minister of Justice
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Prince Edward Island Department of Justice and Public SafetyAttorney General and Minister of Justice and Public Safety
Quebec Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice (Quebec) list
Saskatchewan Ministry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice
Yukon Department of Justice Minister of Justice
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Ministry of Justice and LaborMinister of Justice and Labor list
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Office of Director of Public ProsecutionsDirector of Public Prosecutions list
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Supreme People's Procuratorate Procurator-General list
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Department of Justice Secretary for Justice list
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Secretariat for Administration and Justice Secretary for Administration and Justice list
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China (Taiwan) Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Ministry of Justice and Law Minister of Justice and Law list
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human RightsMinister of Justice, Islamic Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights list
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Ministry of Justice and PeaceMinister of Justice and Peace list
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Ministry of Justice and Public Order Minister of Justice and Public Order list
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Ministry of Justice and Penal AffairsMinister of Justice and Penal Affairs list
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Ministry of Justice, Immigration and National Security Minister of Justice, Immigration and National Security list
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Attorney General of the Republic (Dominican Republic) Attorney General list
Flag of East Timor.svg  East Timor Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and CultsMinister of Justice, Human Rights and Cults list
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Public MinistryAttorney General list
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary InstitutionsMinister of Justice, Worship and Penitentiary Institutions list
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Federal Attorney General's OfficeFederal Attorney General list
Flag of Europe.svg  European Union Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship list
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Ministry of Internal AffairsMinister of Internal Affairs list
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of France.svg  France Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Ministry of Justice Minister for Justice list
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of the Republic of Abkhazia.svg  Abkhazia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of South Ossetia.svg  South Ossetia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Federal Ministry of Justice Federal Minister of Justice list
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department Attorney General list
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Director of Public Prosecution list
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights list
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Public MinistryAttorney General list
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General's ChambersAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinister of Justice and Public Security list
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Ministry of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and DecentralizationMinister of Human Rights, Justice, Governance and Decentralization list
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Ministry of Justice Minister of Administration and Justice list
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Interior list
Flag of India.svg  India Ministry of Law and Justice Minister of Law and Justice list
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Ministry of Law and Human Rights Minister of Justice and Human Rights list
Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Ministry of Justice Attorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Department of Justice Minister for Justice list
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Attorney GeneralMinistry of Justice (United Kingdom) list
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Office of the Attorney General and Department of Justice Attorney General list
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional ServicesMinister of Justice, Human Rights and Correctional Services list
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice
Attorney General		 list
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and CultureMinister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture list
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Ministry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Ministry of Law and Gender Attorney General and Minister of Law and Gender list
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands Ministry of Justice, Immigration and LaborMinister of Justice, Immigration and Labor list
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Attorney General's Office, Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Institutional ReformsAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia Department of JusticeSecretary of Justice list
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Transnistria (state).svg  Transnistria Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Ministry of Justice and Internal AffairsMinister of Justice and Internal Affairs list
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Ministry of Justice and Religious AffairsMinister of Justice and Religious Affairs list
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Ministry of Justice, Constitutional and Religious AffairsMinister of Justice, Constitutional and Religious Affairs list
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Office of the Attorney General Attorney General list
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Ministry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru Ministry of Justice and Border ControlMinister of Justice and Border Control (Nauru) list
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs list
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ministry of Justice and Security Minister of Justice and Security list
Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire Public Prosecution ServiceAttorney General list
Flag of Saba.svg  Saba
Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg  Sint Eustatius
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Ministry of Justice, Security and IntegrationMinister of Justice, Security and Integration list
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Public MinistryAttorney General list
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Ministry of Justice Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria list
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue Justice Department (formerly Ministry of Justice)Secretary of Justice (Ministry of Social Services) list
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Ministry of Justice and Public Security Minister of Justice and Public Security list
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights Minister for Law, Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Ministry of Government (formerly Ministry of Government and Justice)Minister of Government list
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Department of Justice and Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Department of Justice Secretary of Justice list
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of Congo Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Crimea.svg  Crimea Prosecutor General's OfficeProsecutor General list
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Ministry of the Attorney General, Justice and Legal Affairs and CommunicationsAttorney General list
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia Ministry of Legal AffairsMinister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ministry of Legal AffairsMinister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Ministry of Justice and Courts AdministrationMinister of Justice and Courts Administration list
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino Department of Institutional Affairs and JusticeSecretariat of State for Justice, Information and Research list
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe Ministry of Justice, Internal Administration and Human RightsMinister of Justice, Public Administration and Human Rights list
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Department of Legal AffairsAttorney General list
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of JusticeAttorney General and Minister of Justice list
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Attorney-General's Chambers
Ministry of Law 		Attorney-General
Minister of Law		 list
list
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Minister of JusticeMinistry of Justice list
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Ministry of Justice and Legal AffairsMinister of Justice and Legal Affairs list
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Department of Justice and Constitutional Development Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development list
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Ministry of Justice and Legal Reform Minister of Justice list
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Ministry of Justice and PoliceMinister of Justice and Police list
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland (Eswatini)Ministry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ministry of Justice Minister for Justice list
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Federal Department of Justice and Police Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police list
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Ministry of Justice and Constitutional AffairsMinister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs list
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo Ministry of Justice and Human RightsMinister of Justice and Human Rights list
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs list
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Ministry of JusticeMinister of Justice list
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister of Justice list
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Lord Chancellor
Secretary of State for Justice		 list list
  Northern Ireland Department of Justice Minister of Justice list
Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland Attorney General for Northern Ireland list
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Learning and Justice Directorates Cabinet Secretary for Justice list
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Counsel General list
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States United States Department of Justice Attorney General list
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Department of Legal AffairsAttorney General list
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands Office of the Attorney GeneralAttorney General list
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Department of Justice Attorney General and Secretary of Justice list
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands Department of Justice Attorney General list
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Ministry of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace Minister of Popular Power for Interior Relations, Justice and Peace list
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice list
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs Minister of Justice list

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