Ministry of Justice (Turkmenistan)

Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan
Türkmenistanyň adalat ministrligi

Main building of Ministry of Justice
Agency overview
Formed1991
JurisdictionPresident of Turkmenistan
HeadquartersArchabil Avenue 150, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Minister responsible
  • Merettagan Taganov [1]
Child agency
  • Service for state registration of rights to real estate and transactions related to it[2]
Websiteminjust.gov.tm

The Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan (Turkmen: Türkmenistanyň adalat ministrligi) regulates the activities of the country's justice bodies. Since its inception in 1993 (two years after Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union), the ministry provides legal support to the state, and performs other tasks assigned by the Law of Turkmenistan to ensure the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the Turkmen citizen.[3] It was originally established on 6 September 1972 as the Justice Ministry of the Turkmen SSR. In 2003, President Saparmurat Niyazov ordered the Ministry of Justice to be renamed as the Ministry of Adalat. With Adalat being the Turkic word for justice, the change in terminology was intended to convey fairness, honor, and order within the ministry's affairs.[4] The Ministry of Justice was also given new responsibilities that included inventorying all state-owned and private properties and overseeing the lawyers, notaries, and civil-registration offices in Turkmenistan.[5]

The Ministry of Justice publishes texts of some laws on its website.[6]

Structure

Central Apparatus:

  • Main Department of Legislation
  • Legal Aid Department
  • Department of International Legal Relations and Registration of Public Associations
  • Financial and Economic Department

Justice system:

The total number of units of the justice agencies of Turkmenistan is 156, including the 46 units of the Central Office of the Ministry of Justice.

List of ministers

  • Tagandurdy Halliev[7] (1993–1999)
  • Gurban Mukhammet Kasimov[8][9] (1999–2003)
  • Taganmyrat Gochyev[10][11][12] (2003–2005)
  • Asyrgeldi Gulgarayev[13] (2005–2007)
  • Myrat Garryyew[14][15] (2008–2012)
  • Begench Charyev Shadurdyevich[16] (2012–2013)
  • Begmyrat Muhammedov[17] (2013–2021)
  • Merettagan Taganov (2021-present)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Президент Туркменистана произвел кадровые назначения в силовых структурах".
  2. ^ "О нас". Archived from the original on 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  3. ^ "О министерстве". www.minjust.gov.tm. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  4. ^ "МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЮСТИЦИИ В ТУРКМЕНИИ ПОЛУЧИЛО НОВОЕ НАЗВАНИЕ | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru.
  5. ^ "Changes in the Justice Ministry of Turkmenistan". www.legislationline.org. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  6. ^ "Hukuk Maglumatlary Merkezi" (in Turkmen). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1993Jan-Apr,Aug,Dec 1993". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  8. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1999Sep-Dec 1999". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  9. ^ Turner, Barry (2016-12-30). The Statesman's Yearbook 2003: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230271319.
  10. ^ "МИНИСТЕРСТВО ЮСТИЦИИ В ТУРКМЕНИИ ПОЛУЧИЛО НОВОЕ НАЗВАНИЕ | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". www.turkmenistan.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  11. ^ Turner, B. (2017-02-07). The Statesman's Yearbook 2005: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9780230271333.
  12. ^ "Central Asia Report: February 9, 2005". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  13. ^ "Turkmen Leader Shuffles Government Yet Again". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  14. ^ Muller, Tom (2012-04-02). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. ISBN 9781608719952.
  15. ^ "Turkmenistan Chiefs of State 2008, CIA World Factbook". allcountries.org. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  16. ^ Turner, Barry (2013). The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9781349596430.
  17. ^ "President of Turkmenistan reshuffles law enforcement officials | Turkmenistan.ru". www.turkmenistan.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-30.