- Development of legislation
  
  Development of legislation and legal language
  
  The mission of the Ministry of Justice in the field of legal policy is to create a purposeful, efficient, accessible, and competitive legal system based on the Constitution through the legislative activities of the ministry and the legislative management of other ministries.
  
  As one of the prerequisites for functioning law, especially in a small country like Estonia, is the existence of vocabulary and terminology in the native language, the matters of legal language also fall under the competence of the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice organises the maintenance of legal language and harmonises the use of language in draft legislation.
  
  For this purpose, the Legislative Quality Division edits the draft legislation of the ministry, performs linguistic expert analyses on draft legal acts sent to the Ministry of Justice for approval, and organises the publication of the journal Õiguskeel.
- Private and public law
  
  REGULATORY POLICY
  
  In the field of private law, the sphere of responsibility of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs includes civil law, company law, private international law, civil procedural law and enforcement law, and bankruptcy law.
  
  Useful tips for concluding a lease contract
  
  In the field of public law, our sphere of responsibility is constitutional law and the general part of administrative law, including the legal bases for the administrative organisation of the state, administrative procedure, public service, data protection, law enforcement, and administrative court procedure.
  
  In the field of intellectual property and competition law, the Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs is responsible for competition law and the legal bases for the protection of copyright and related rights, industrial property rights, and trade secrets.
- Legal services
  
  Attorney
  
  State Gazette Riigi Teataja
  
  Sworn translators
  
  Ship Register
- Crime and prevention of crime
  
  Trafficking in human beings
  
  Restraining order
  
  Prison and probation
  
  The Violence Prevention Agreement
  
  Advancing Rights of Estonian Victims (AREV)
  
  A youth-friendly legal system
- Digital, Communications and Cyber
  
  The vision of the Estonian digital society in 2030 is that Estonia will be full of digital powers.
  
  Digital agenda 2035
  
  Green Digital Analysis
  
  Digital Services
  
  Development of Digital Services
  
  Proactive Government Services
  
  Public Services Council
  
  Analysis
  
  Cyber Security
  
  Ensuring the State's Cyber Security
  
  Security of Communication Networks
  
  National Cyber Resilience in the Age of AI
  
  Digital Skills
  
  Digital State Academy
  
  Connectivity
  
  Electronic Communication
  
  5G
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  Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs
  
  The Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs develops and implements the national legal and criminal policy, which helps to ensure an open and secure society where people know their rights and can be confident about their protection.
  
  About the ministry and the minister
  
  Introduction and structure
  
  Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs Liisa-Ly Pakosta
  
  Speeches
  
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  The repressed
  
  Contact
  
  Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs
  Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn
  Registry number 70000898
  Phone (372) 620 8100
  Email [email protected]
  
  For media inquiries [email protected]
  
  Contact information
  
  Press contacts
  
  Reception of citizens
  
  The joint building of ministries

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Speeches
16.06.2023

Here you can find speeches of the Minister of Justice at different events.
Useful tips for concluding a lease contract
06.12.2022

Lease relations are governed by the Law of Obligations Act. Both the lessor and the lessee should familiarise themselves with their legal rights and obligations. Such contractual terms and conditions…
A youth-friendly legal system
05.06.2022

The aim of the ‘Youth-friendly legal system’ project is to prevent juvenile offences and to provide the necessary support and assistance to juvenile offenders to enable them to continue their law…
Ship Register
27.01.2022

The Ship Register is a database designed for collecting, storing, and disclosing information on ships and ships under construction.
Child maintenance
03.01.2022

Changes in the regulation of minimum monthly child maintenance in Estonia
Sworn translators
29.12.2021

A sworn translator is the holder of a liberal profession and the only one competent in the country to create official translations. All documents, the translation of which must be official or…
Advancing Rights of Estonian Victims (AREV)
28.12.2021

The AREV project (Advancing Rights of Estonian victims) was brought to life as a result of cooperation between the Ministry of Justice, Victim Support Europe, and the European Union and will last for…
Prison and probation
18.11.2021

There are approximately 2,250 imprisoned persons in Estonian prisons – half the number of people that were imprisoned 15 years ago.
The joint building of ministries
18.11.2021

The Ministry of Justice is located in the joint building of the ministries at 1 Suur-Ameerika Street in Tallinn.
Reception of citizens
18.11.2021

The Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs welcomes citizens at the joint building of ministries in Tallinn and at the Department of Prisons in Jõhvi.