The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) administers and delivers justice services, as well as provides policy support and analysis on justice issues. The ministry is mandated to ensure that Jamaica is a just and law-abiding society with an accessible, efficient and fair system of justice for all; to promote respect for rights and freedoms, the Rule of Law and the Constitution; and to promote an awareness of individual responsibilities and civil obligations. This mandate is to be achieved through:
- Protecting the constitutional rights of citizens
- Maintaining the independence of the judiciary
- Reinforcing confidence in the Legal Institutions
- Carrying out law reform to effect greater social justice
- Providing means of redress when people are abused by organs of the state
- Carrying out legal directives ordered by the courts for the protection of society
The Ministry is responsible for the following subject areas:
- Administration of Justice
- Administration of Estates in the Interest of Minors
- Business of the Senate
- Conditional Discharge of Forensic Psychiatric Inmates (under amendment to Criminal Justice (Administration) Act 2006)
- Constitutional Reform
- Coroners
- Dispute Resolution
- Enquiries into the causes of Fire and Accidents
- Extraditions
- Justices of the Peace
- Legal Education
- Legal Profession
- Marriage Licences
- Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters
- Notaries Public
- Obscene Publication Act
- Protection of Human Rights
- Victim Support
- Trustee in Bankruptcy
Headed by The Honourable
Delroy Chuck, QC, MP.
Permanent Secretary:
Mrs, Carol Palmer, CD, J.P