Nomenclature The Ministry of Law and Human Rights was established on 19 August 1945 as the Department of Justice (). The preceding agency in the
Dutch Colonial Era was , based on
Herdeland Yudie Staatblad No. 576. Dr. Wirjono was replaced by Sartono, a lawyer and a master of
Dutch law, when the
Revised Dwikora Cabinet established. During its existence, Compartment Ministry of Law and Internal Affairs possessed such massive power in Indonesian judiciary system, as the compartment ministry is supervising and coordinated
Department of Home Affairs, the
Supreme Court, and the
Attorney General, in which the three were subordinate to the ministry. The Compartment Ministry reverted into its Department of Justice form when the Revised Dwikora Cabinet dissolved on 27 March 1966 and Dr. Wirjono became the Minister of Justice, only to became subordinate of the Office of Deputy Prime Minister for Social and Political Affairs led by
Adam Malik during
Second Revised Dwikora Cabinet. When
Ampera Cabinet formed, Department of Justice fully become technical ministry. Since that, Department of Justice retained the form until 2001. In 2001–2004, the ministry was known as the Department of Law and Legislation (). From 2004 to 2009, the ministry was known as the Department of Law and Human Rights (). Since 2009, it has been known as the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights ().
Responsibility The Department of Justice, as of 1945, was responsible for matters of court, jail, and attorneys. Its responsibilities were expanded to include the Attorney and Topography Agency in 1945. However, the Topography Agency was transferred to the
Department of Defense in 1946. The creation of the
Department of Religious Affairs resulted in the transfer of the Islamic High Court () to the new department on 3 January 1946. Since 22 July 1960, the
Attorney General's Office has been elevated into a position that is equal to a ministerial office. Thus, the Attorney General has been independent of the Minister of Justice since then. The transfer of the General Court () and State Administration Court () to the
Supreme Court () was started in 1999 and finished on 31 March 1999. Thus, the Ministry has different responsibilities.
Re-elevation and division Until the
Onward Indonesia Cabinet, the ministry was named the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, which primarily focused on coordinating, managing, and developing state matters in legal affairs, human rights, immigration, and correction. Due to the broad focus and responsibilities of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights on the
Red and White Cabinet, President
Prabowo Subianto split the Ministry of Law and Human Rights into four ministries: • Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correction (coordinating ministry) •
Ministry of Law (technical ministry) •
Ministry of Human Rights (technical ministry) •
Ministry of Immigration and Correction (technical ministry) ==Organization==