Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Argentina)

The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Spanish: Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos; MJyDH) of Argentina is the ministry of the National Executive Power. It is in charge of helping the President and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in everything related to justice.

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos
Headquarters of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Ministry overview
Formed	1949 (1949)
Jurisdiction	Government of Argentina
Headquarters	Sarmiento 329, Buenos Aires
Annual budget	$ 32,087,882,671 (2021)
Minister responsible	Martín Soria
Website	argentina.gob.ar/justicia

Creation

The ministry was created in 1949. It was during the first presidency of Juan Domingo Perón. Then the ministry has been present in every presidential cabinet since then.

Competencies

According to Law 22,520, its powers are “to assist the President, and the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in order of their powers, in relations with the Judicial power, with the Public ministry, with the Ombudsman and with the Council of the Magistrature, in the updating of national legislation, and at the request of the President of the Nation in legal advice and in the coordination of the activities of the State related to said advice, without prejudice to its own competence and technical independence. of the Procuration of the treasury of the nation…”