International Cooperation Department

General information

International cooperation department is a structural unit of the central administration of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, directly involved in ensuring cooperation between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus and judicial institutions of foreign states and international organizations.

The Department fulfills the following basic functions:

• makes proposals to hold negotiations on draft international treaties in the legal field and organizes their conduct, makes proposals to sign international treaties in the legal field and on the implementation of domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of international treaties on legal assistance;
• within the competence of the Ministry, performs functions for the implementation of international treaties in the legal field;
• analyzes and summarizes work experience in the field of implementation of international treaties in the legal field and prepares appropriate proposals to improve implementation of these international treaties;
• rovides assistance to justice institutions of the Republic of Belarus on the implementation of international treaties in the legal field;
• compilation of information on the cooperation of the Ministry of Justice with judicial institutions of foreign states and international organizations, drafting proposals on the development of such cooperation;
• preparing proposals and comments on draft international treaties on cooperation in various fields, as well as the conclusions of the Ministry of Justice on compliance of draft international treaties of the Republic of Belarus with the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Belarus;
• participation in the procedure for approving proposals of state bodies on the implementation of internal procedures in relation to international treaties of the Republic of Belarus;
• conducts office work of the Commission on the Implementation of International Humanitarian Law under the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, prepares materials for meetings of the Commission, conducts correspondence on issues within the competence of the Commission;
• organizing the reception of foreign delegations, holding international workshops, participation of specialists of the Ministry of Justice in international seminars and conferences held abroad;
• organizational support of the preparation of materials for meetings of the Joint Board of the Ministries of Justice of the States Parties of the Union State, the Council of CIS Ministers of Justice and holding thereof;
• participation in the legal support of integration processes;
• other functions.