The Ministry or was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
Functions Under the Ming, the Ministry of Justice had charge of most judicial and penal processes, but had no authority over the Censorate or the Grand Court of Revision.
In the Republic of China (Taiwan), the functions of this ministry are currently carried out by the homonymous Ministry of Justice (Taiwan). Whereas in People's Republic of China the functions of this ministry are also currently performed by a homonymous ministry, the Ministry of Justice (China).
See also Chinese law Capital punishment & Torture in China Death by a Thousand Cuts & the Nine Familial Exterminations Ministry of Justice (China) Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)
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