1In compliance with the Constitution and the laws, the Ministry of Justice exercises the functions and assumes the powers for drafting and following up the policies, preparing legal acts and subordinate legal acts, and performing necessary services related to the judicial system, the system of execution of criminal and civil decisions, the system of free legalprofessional services, international co-operation in the civil and criminal matters, other fields of justice and of its competence according to law, as well as co-ordinating, harmonising and reforming Albanian legislation as a whole. Exception shall be made to the sublegal acts and the services related to the justice system that in accordance to the special laws fall under the competencies of other bodies of the justice system.
2In the performance of its activity, the Ministry of Justice aims at requiring the observation of the Constitution and the laws, the realisation and protection of dignity, fundamental human rights and freedoms and of contributing to the prevention of violations of law, in conformity with and in the service of the requirements of the democratic development and European integration of the Republic of Albania.
3In compliance with the law, the Ministry of Justice supports, co-operates and co-ordinates its activity with the organs of the judicial power and with the prosecutor’s office, respecting the principle of the separation of powers and the independence of the judicial power and the prosecutor’s office.
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