Federal Department of Justice and Police
The Federal Department of Justice and Police is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government, and is equivalent to a ministry of justice in other countries. As of 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Beat Jans. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.
Organisation
The department is composed of the following offices and institutes:General Secretariat- * IT Service Centre
- * Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service Federal Offices
- * State Secretariat for Migration : Responsible for matters relating to foreign nationals and asylum seekers.
- * Federal Office of Justice : Responsible for providing legal advice to the administration, preparing general legislation, supervising government registers and collaborating on international judicial assistance.
- * Federal Office of Police : Responsible for intercantonal and international information, coordination and analysis in internal security matters. It also operates the domestic intelligence service, and the Federal Criminal Police, which investigates crimes subject to federal jurisdiction.Institutes
- * Federal Institute of Metrology : Provides calibration and accreditation services, supervises the use of measuring instruments and provides training in metrology.
- * Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property : Registration authority for patents, trademarks and industrial design.
- * Swiss Institute of Comparative Law : Provides consultancy services on issues of comparative law.Commissions
- * Federal Gaming Board : Regulates casinos and enforces Swiss gambling law.
- * National Commission for the Prevention of Torture
- * Federal Commission on Migration
- * Federal Commission for the Administration of Copyright and Related RightsAdministratively assigned
- * Federal Audit Oversight Authority
- * Federal Commission for the Assessment of the Possibilities for the Treatment of Persons Interned for Life