The Federal Office of Justice (FOJ)[a] is a Swiss federal authority subordinated to the Federal Department of Justice and Police.

Additionally, it oversees various registers such as the commercial register, births registry, marriage registry, and deaths registry, land registry, criminal convictions, and enforces criminal penalties.

At an international level, it represents Switzerland in various organizations, including the Strasbourg human rights bodies.

It is also the national agency for cases of international child abduction and collaborates with foreign authorities in areas of judicial assistance and extraditions.

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