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Welcome to the official website of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order of the Republic of Cyprus.In our pages you will find infromation about the role and the responsibilities of the Ministry and its Departments as well as information on the recent activities of the Ministry.You can also communicate with us for any information you may need concerning the activities of the Ministry and find links to the websites of Ministry´s Departments.
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The Ministry is responsible for the close review and consideration of the need to reform the existing legislation in a wide field of public and private law, such as criminal law, legislation that falls within the general concept of the administration of justice, family law, legislation in the fields of equality, human rights, the treatment of offenders and other.
It has also the responsibility, through the Police Force that it politically heads, of the maintenance of law and order, the preservation of peace and the prevention and detection of crime.
Under the competences of the Ministry come also the Department of Prisons, the State Archives, the National Machinery for Women΄s Rights, the Youth Board, a public corporate body established by law.
Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice and Public Order is dealing with the conclusion of bilateral agreements and the accession of the Republic to multilateral conventions on legal/judicial co-operation and, also, in security matters and the prevention and combat of crime.
The Ministry also acts as central authority for the implantation of several treaties in this filed.
Finally, the Ministry is the link between the Judiciary and the Executive with responsibilities of providing for the buildings, technical equipment and supporting staff of the Courts.
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