Luxembourg/Minister/Justice
 Luxembourg/Minister/Justice(Minister for Justice) | |
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| Responsible for national justice and international cooperation. |
The Minister for Justice is a position in the Luxembourgian cabinet. Among other competences, the Minister for Justice is responsible for prisons, extradition, gambling, Criminal legislation and criminal procedure, clemency and review of criminal trials , corruption, terrorism, European and international judicial cooperation in criminal matters , Mutual legal assistance, international extradition,OECD, Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), national and international general coordination, Council of Europe, international criminal courts, and the smooth operation of the judiciary.[1][2]:
The position of Minister for Justice has been in continuous existence since the promulgation of Luxembourg's first constitution, in 1848. Originally, justice was within the remit of the Administrator-General for Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Religion (Administrateur général des Affaires étrangères, de la Justice et des Cultes), but justice was separated from this office on 23 September 1853.[3]
An Office Holder on Wikispooks
| Name | From | To |
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| Colette Flesch | 1980 | 1984 |
