Ministry_of_Justice_and_Constitutional_Affairs_(Malawi)

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (Malawi)

Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (Malawi)

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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of Malawi provides legal advice and services to the government's ministries and departments, as well as the general public. The Ministry represents the government in civil litigation cases and prosecute criminal cases on behalf of the State, drafts legislation, and vets agreements and treaties on behalf of the government. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs contains the following departments:

  • The Attorney General’s Chambers
  • Solicitor General's Chambers
  • Directorate of Public Prosecutions
  • Department of Registrar General
  • Department of Administrator General

The ministry follows the direction of the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and is under the supervision of the Solicitor General and Secretary for Justice.[1] It was not uncommon for the Minister of Justice to serve simultaneously as the Attorney General. The current Minister of Justice is Titus Mvalo with Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda as the Attorney General.[2]

List of ministers of justice (mainly post-independence in 1964)

See also


References

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  2. "The Malawi Cabinet List". www.malawi.gov.mw. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
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  8. Meinhardt, Heiko (2004). Free at Last!: Malawi's Democratic Transition. National Initiative for Civic Education.
  9. Kalinga, Owen J. M. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Malawi. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810859616.
  10. Managing Information. Aslib, the Association for Information Management. 2001.
  11. Hunter, B. (2016-12-29). The Statesman's Year-Book 1995-96. Springer. ISBN 9780230271241.
  12. Malawi Government. Retrieved 2021-04-27. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

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