משרד המשפטים הוא משרד מטה מרכזי של ממשלת ישראל הפועל לעשיית צדק ולשירות הציבור בתחום המשפט בהתאם למדיניות הממשלה, תוך הגנה על שלטון החוק, על זכויות האדם ועל ערכי היסוד של מדינת ישראל כמדינה יהודית ודמוקרטית, שבה הכול שווים בפני החוק. המשרד אמון על שורה ארוכה של נושאים ותחומי פעילות משפטיים ומקצועיים שונים. The following are the main functions of the Ministry of Justice: * Organization of the Courts system in Israel * Preparing the text of most of the Knesset draft legislation. * Legal Advice to the Government and Government Ministries * Enforcement of the Criminal Law through the State Prosecutor's Department The Ministry of Justice comprises approximately 50 units, and its areas of responsibilities are many and diverse: a system of advice and legislation, the State Attorneys Office, Civil Legal Aid, the Public Defenders Office, the Administrator General and Official Receivers Department, the Land Title Settlement and Registration Department, the Chief Government Assessors Department and the Commission for Equal Rights for Women and the Disabled. The Ministry is charged with responsibility for the Corporate Bodies Authority under the auspices of the Registrar of Companies, the Registrar of Partnerships, the Registrar of Amutot, the Registrar of Pledges, the Registrar of Charities and the Registrar of Political Parties, as well as units charged with responsibility for professional licensing including the Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Land Assessors Council, the Registrar of Brokers and the Department for the Licensing of Private Investigators and Guard Services. The Ministry and its work are the foundation stone of the existence of the Rule of Law in the State of Israel, and its reinforcement and implementation.