In Germany's federal system, the administration of justice, the judiciary and law enforcement are primarily the responsibility of the
Länder. The central task of the Federation in the field of justice is to safeguard and develop the rule of law. Legislative activity corresponds to this objective. It includes the preparation of new laws and the preparation and amendment or repeal of laws in the classical areas of law, namely civil law, criminal law, commercial and company law, copyright and industrial property law, court constitutional and procedural law for the individual jurisdictions (with the exception of labour and social courts), as well as service and professional law for judges, public prosecutors, lawyers and notaries. In addition, the Ministry is responsible for the tasks arising from the establishment of German unity in the areas of criminal, administrative and professional rehabilitation and "open property issues". The Ministry also examines the legal form of all draft laws and regulations prepared by other ministries in order to ensure that the legislation is compatible with the
Basic Law. The Ministry's portfolio includes the
Federal Court of Justice in
Karlsruhe with two criminal divisions in
Leipzig, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe with an office in Leipzig, the Federal Office of Justice with the Federal Central Register in
Bonn, the
Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig, the
Federal Fiscal Court in
Munich, the
Federal Patent Court in Munich and the
German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in Munich with offices in Berlin and
Jena. ==List of ministers==