The Ministry

The range of competence of the ministry is fixed by the Government regulation.

1. Civil Matters: Civil legislation and civil procedure –Name change – Sex change – Civil and commercial mediation – International Commission on Civil Status (ICCS) – Human rights, European Court of Human Rights – Hague Conference on Private International Law – European and international judicial cooperation in civil matters – International legal assistance in civil matters – Council of Europe (civil law) – Benelux Court – Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, judicial cooperation in civil matters – External competences of the European Union – European courts.

2. Criminal Matters: Criminal legislation and procedure – Pardons and review of criminal trials – Penal mediation – Office for whistleblowers – Child protection – Compensation for victims of violent crime - Compensation for inoperative pre-trial detention – Weapons, security companies, explosives – Gambling and lotteries – Corruption – Terrorism – European and international judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Mutual legal assistance, national and international aspects and extraditions – OECD – Council of Europe, criminal law aspects – Justice and Home Affairs Council of the EU, judicial cooperation in criminal matters – International criminal courts.

3. Corporate Affairs: Commercial legislation – Bankruptcy law – Company law – Accounting law – Non-profit associations and foundations – Trade and Companies Register (RCS) – Register of Beneficial Owners (RBE) – Insolvency Register – Accounting Standards Commission (CNC) – National Register of Digital Business Identifiers.

4. Organisation of the justice system and the legal professions:  Legislation – Relations with the judiciary and the National Council of Justice – Appointments – Digitalisation of justice – Relations with the bar associations – Complementary courses in Luxembourg law (CCDL) and judicial traineeship – Relations with the notarial profession, notarial traineeship, appointments – Relations with the notarial profession, notarial traineeship, appointments – Relations with the bailiffs, traineeship, appointments – Legal aid – Judicial experts – Mediation – Restorative justice.

5. Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: National, European and international coordination – National, European and international legislation – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – National risk assessments and statistics.

6. General coordination of administrative litigation before the administrative courts

7. Prison Administration

8. Luxembourg nationality

9. Asset management office

Those interested in applying to the Ministry of Justice should submit their application via the civil service recruitment portal.