Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany

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federal ministry of Germany government ministry

The Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany is the federal government department responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, legislation in the field of justice, and the administration of federal courts.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany canonical	12
Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)	7
Bundesministerium der Justiz	5
Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz	3
Federal Ministry of Justice	3
Federal Minister of Justice (Germany)	2
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection	2
German Federal Ministry of Justice	2
Bundesministerium für Justiz	1
Federal Minister of Justice of Germany	1
Federal Ministry of Justice (administrative matters)	1
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany	1
Federal Ministry of Justice in administrative matters	1
German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection	1
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Justice	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1069871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
Context triple: [Reich Ministry of Justice, replacedBy, Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany]

A. Bavarian Ministry of Justice
The Bavarian Ministry of Justice is the state government department of Bavaria responsible for overseeing the judiciary, correctional facilities, and legal affairs within the German federal state.
B. Prussian Ministry of Justice
The Prussian Ministry of Justice was the governmental department responsible for overseeing the judicial system and legal affairs in the Kingdom and later Free State of Prussia until its functions were absorbed by the centralized Reich Ministry of Justice.
C. Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia is the state government department responsible for overseeing the judicial system, correctional facilities, and legal affairs in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
D. Reich Ministry of Justice
The Reich Ministry of Justice was the central legal and judicial authority of Nazi Germany, responsible for administering and enforcing the regime’s laws, including many that enabled state-sponsored persecution and atrocities.
E. Federal Department of Justice and Police
The Federal Department of Justice and Police is a key Swiss federal department responsible for national security, law enforcement, migration, and the administration of justice.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
Target entity description: The Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany is the federal government department responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, legislation in the field of justice, and the administration of federal courts.

A. Bavarian Ministry of Justice
The Bavarian Ministry of Justice is the state government department of Bavaria responsible for overseeing the judiciary, correctional facilities, and legal affairs within the German federal state.
B. Prussian Ministry of Justice
The Prussian Ministry of Justice was the governmental department responsible for overseeing the judicial system and legal affairs in the Kingdom and later Free State of Prussia until its functions were absorbed by the centralized Reich Ministry of Justice.
C. Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia
The Ministry of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia is the state government department responsible for overseeing the judicial system, correctional facilities, and legal affairs in the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
D. Reich Ministry of Justice
The Reich Ministry of Justice was the central legal and judicial authority of Nazi Germany, responsible for administering and enforcing the regime’s laws, including many that enabled state-sponsored persecution and atrocities.
E. Federal Department of Justice and Police
The Federal Department of Justice and Police is a key Swiss federal department responsible for national security, law enforcement, migration, and the administration of justice.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federal ministry of Germany ⓘ government ministry ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
employs	civil servants ⓘ public service employees ⓘ
formerShortName	BMJV ⓘ
hasMinister	Marco Buschmann ⓘ
hasPredecessor	Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany Reich Ministry of Justice ⓘ
hasStateSecretary	Angelika Schlunck ⓘ Benjamin Strasser ⓘ Claudia Plakolm ⓘ
headedBy	Federal Minister of Justice ⓘ
headquartersBuilding	Köthener Straße 2, Berlin ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Berlin ⓘ
jurisdiction	Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ linked to: Germany
languageOfWork	German ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time ⓘ Central European Time ⓘ
ministerParty	Free Democratic Party of Germany ⓘ
nativeName	Bundesministerium der Justiz ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
oversees	Federal Administrative Court of Germany (within justice-related coordination) ⓘ linked to: Federal Administrative Court of Germany Federal Court of Justice of Germany (organizationally via federal competence) ⓘ linked to: Federal Court of Justice of Germany Federal Fiscal Court of Germany (within justice-related coordination) ⓘ linked to: Federal Fiscal Court of Germany Federal Labour Court of Germany (within justice-related coordination) ⓘ linked to: Federal Labour Court of Germany Federal Office of Justice of Germany ⓘ Federal Patent Court of Germany ⓘ Federal Social Court of Germany (within justice-related coordination) ⓘ linked to: Federal Social Court of Germany German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) ⓘ linked to: Federal Patent Court of Germany federal legal system of Germany ⓘ
partOf	Federal Government of Germany ⓘ
renamedFrom	Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection ⓘ linked to: Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
renamingYear	2021 ⓘ
responsibleFor	European legal policy within its portfolio ⓘ administration of federal courts (organizational oversight) ⓘ civil law legislation at federal level ⓘ commercial law legislation at federal level ⓘ company law legislation at federal level ⓘ copyright law at federal level ⓘ court organization law at federal level ⓘ criminal law legislation at federal level ⓘ data protection law aspects within its remit ⓘ drafting federal legislation in the field of justice ⓘ international legal cooperation in civil and criminal matters ⓘ law of procedure at federal level ⓘ law relating to the legal profession at federal level ⓘ legal aid regulations at federal level ⓘ
shortName	BMJ ⓘ
subordinateTo	Chancellor of Germany ⓘ
website	https://www.bmj.de ⓘ

How these facts were elicited