'We need' 2 justice ministers.TWO devolved ministers with separate briefs for justice and policing would offer greater accountability, a leading human rights group has claimed yesterday. In a report the Committee on the Administration of Justice The Committee on the Administration of Justice (often known by the acronym CAJ) is Northern Ireland's leading non-governmental human rights organisation. In 1998, CAJ was awarded Council of Europe's prestigious Human Rights Prize, joining a distinguished list of honorees, including (CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ) said the move would stop charges of ministerial Done under the direction of a supervisor; not involving discretion or policymaking. Ministerial describes an act or a function that conforms to an instruction or a prescribed procedure. It connotes obedience. partisanship as the departments could be headed by different political traditions. They could be "a safeguard upon each other," said the CAJ. But the organisation cautioned the dual model risked being, or appearing, less efficient than a single minister. The report argued: "If pursued, the emphasis would need to be on mechanisms aimed at ensuring co-ordination and collaboration across the criminal justice agencies." |
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