-The Justice Act of 527AER-

==The Ministry of Justice and Their Purview==
I. The Ministry of Justice will be established as a new ministerial portfolio from the current Home office to devolve power away from the control of effectively one man. 
II. The Minister will be incharge of all aspects of Criminal Justice and Penal Policy Including;
*§II-1. Scope and content of criminal offences.
*§II-2. The commissioning of prisons, both military and public.
*§II-3. Rehabilitation projects, Parole/Probation services, and Victim Support Network(VSN).
*§II-4. Human Rights and Civil Liberties. 
III. The Minister will have control of The Archives of Fallentium, which will contain copies of all court cases, legal wranglings, Laws, Proposed Bills and any other form of governmental policy. The Chancellor holds reviewal role over these Archives and Ministry and as such can over-ride the Minister if he feels if a different course of action is needed. 
*§III-1. The Archives will be placed in beneath the Ministry of Justice building in Corrintrin. They will be open to the public unless deemed otherwise by the government, as such is the case with classified materials which are declassified 25 years after they are archived. 
IV. The Minister will be the Governmental representative in the High Court of Fallentium. He will be able to review the cases before and after they reach the High Court, deciding which cases will reach the Court or keep the lower court’s decision. The Minister will also review the claims from the High-Court of Appeals before turning them over to the High Court again.
[also see the Archiving Act of 496AER]
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