Ministry of Justice (imperial China)
Imperial Chinese government ministry responsible for judicial processes and penalties
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The Ministry or Board of Justice was one of the Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China.
| Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 都官 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Capital officials | ||||||||
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| (Sui–Qing) | |||||||||
| Chinese | 刑部 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Punishment(s) Department | ||||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||||
| Manchu script | ᠪᡝᡳᡩᡝᡵᡝ ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ | ||||||||
| Möllendorff | beidere jurgan | ||||||||
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.[1]
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).
