Ministry of Justice of Spain: Core Institution for Judicial Administration and Legal Policy

[Institutional Overview]

• Full institutional name (Chinese): Ministry of Justice of Spain
• Full institutional name (Spanish): Ministerio de Justicia
• Abbreviation: MJUS / Ministry of Justice

Date of establishment: 1714 (as the Secretariat of State); formally reorganized into the modern Ministry of Justice in 1977.

[Historical Evolution]

• Its origins can be traced back to the early 18th-century 'Secretariat of State' (Secretaría de Estado), which was responsible for royal judicial affairs.
• In 1834, the 'Ministry of Grace and Justice' (Ministerio de Gracia y Justicia) was formally established.
• In 1977, with Spain's democratic transition, it was renamed the 'Ministry of Justice' (Ministerio de Justicia), and religious functions were gradually separated. It focused on judicial administration, legal policy formulation, prison management, and international judicial cooperation.
• In 2004, the Ministry of Justice established an internal administrative support body for the 'General Council of the Judiciary' (Consejo General del Poder Judicial, CGPJ), but the CGPJ itself is an independent constitutional body.
• In 2021, Spain passed the 'Digital Justice Law' (Ley de Justicia Digital), and the Ministry of Justice assumed the leading responsibility for digital reform.
• As of 2026, the Ministry of Justice remains the core institution for judicial administration in Spain, with 8 vice-ministerial-level units.

[Headquarters, Official Website and Contact Information]

• Headquarters address: Calle de la Bolsa, 8, 28012 Madrid, Spain
• Official website: https://www.mjusticia.gob.es
• Telephone: +34 91 390 20 00 (switchboard)
• Fax: +34 91 390 20 20
• Email: [email protected] (public inquiries)
• Social media: X (Twitter): @justiciagob; YouTube: Ministerio de Justicia

[Important Notice] The Ministry of Justice does not directly handle inquiries about individual cases. For specific litigation or legal matters, please proceed through a lawyer or the court system.