One of its most important tasks was to coordinate and organize the activities of judicial authorities in the former states that joined Uzbekistan, including the Bukhara Emirate and the Khorezm and Kokand Khanates.

According to Article 1, the People's Commissariat of Justice was entrusted with: general management, organization, and oversight of all judicial institutions, prosecution, investigative bodies, notaries, and bailiffs; approval of court staff; supervision of land commissions and other institutions carrying out judicial functions; oversight of defense boards and the management of legal assistance to the public; resolution of jurisdictional disputes between judicial authorities and other departments; preliminary review of legislative proposals submitted to the CEC and SNK of Uzbekistan; monitoring compliance with the law; interpretation of existing laws; and publication of collections of laws and government orders for the republic, among other duties.

The People's Commissar of Justice simultaneously held the role of State Prosecutor of the Republic and was appointed and dismissed by the CEC, reporting to the SNK of the Uzbek SSR.

The Vice Commissar of Justice was responsible for overseeing the Prosecutor's Office, presiding over the Supreme Court, and managing the corrective labor institutions.

Penitentiary institutions under the People's Commissariat of Justice of the Union republics were transferred to the NKVD and its local bodies, following a decision by the CEC and SNK on October 27, 1934.

On September 10, 1934, the CEC and CPC of the Uzbek SSR issued a decree, "On the Reorganization and Strengthening of Judicial and Prosecution Systems," which restructured parts of the People's Commissariat of Justice, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan.

The final step in creating a centralized judicial and prosecutorial system was the decision by the CEC and SNK on July 20, 1936, to establish the People's Commissariat of Justice of the USSR.

The Ministry operated under a board comprising the Minister, deputies, and several senior officials who managed judicial institutions, monitored performance, handled recruitment and training, and issued major orders and instructions, among other responsibilities.

On March 23, 1959, in order to "concentrate control over the activities of regional and national courts," the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR abolished the Ministry of Justice of the republic.

Additionally, it oversaw notaries, the Tashkent Research Institute of Forensics, and the general management of civil status bodies and the legal profession in the Uzbek SSR.

During these years, the Ministry of Justice and its local bodies, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, studied jurisprudence related to certain categories of criminal cases and implemented measures to address deficiencies.

The Ministry of Justice and the courts of the Republic focused on effectively utilizing legal means to prevent violations of the rights and legitimate interests of citizens.

Employees of the judiciary and law courts conducted public outreach and education, involving judges, notaries, lawyers, and legal scholars.

To further improve the activities of the Ministry of Justice and ensure the implementation of a unified state policy in the area of law and practice, as well as the protection of constitutional rights and freedoms, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution No.

The Ministry is a republican executive body that operates under the direct authority of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and falls under the status of the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Ministry is headed by a Minister who is appointed and dismissed from office in accordance with the Constitution by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, subject to approval by the Oliy Majlis.

The primary and most important task of the Ministry of Justice is to provide a unified state policy in the field of legislation and law enforcement practice.

In this context, an important guide for action was presented by the President on November 12, 2010, during the joint session of the Oliy Majlis, outlining the concept for further deepening democratic reforms and the formation of civil society in the country.