The Federal Ministry of Justice [Bundesministerium der Justiz (BMJ)] is primarily a ministry of legislation and advice. It drafts legislation in the fields of law assigned to its remit, mainly in the fields of civil law, commercial and economic law, criminal law and procedural law of the different jurisdictions. The tasks of the Federal Ministry of Justice also include performing legal scrutiny of legislation drafted by other Ministries in terms of compatibility with constitutional law and the legal system as a whole, as well as in terms of compliance with formal drafting requirements to ensure uniformity.
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