President Sang hosts review of judicial reform strategy
HA NOI (VNS)— President Truong Tan Sang yesterday hosted a joint-working session with the Ministry of Justice's Party committee to review judicial reform strategy.
The session highlighted the results of an eight-year implementation schedule from a Political Bureau resolution.
The State leader, Head of the Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform, said that 35 percent of the total 178 laws and ordinances issued between June, 2005 and June, 2013 were directly related to judicial reform.
The Ministry of Justice confirmed it had compilied 22 out of the 23 draft laws on the organisation and operation of the judicial sector, institutionalising viewpoints and orientations in Resolution 49-NQ/TW.
Important judicial reforms have also made to the 1992 Constitution.
In an effort to strengthen judicial activities, Resolution 49 legislated the establishment of 62 bar associations in 63 centrally run provinces, comprising 8,500 lawyers and 3,500 interns.
Forensic centres have been established in 47 centrally-run provinces under the management of provincial Health Departments.
Civil verdict agencies have also been expanded to encompass the grassroots, said the report, adding that the Law University has trained more than 28,000 students.
Insufficient regulations in justice and judicial assistance, as well as a lack of strategic vision, are hampering the judicial sector.
The Party Committee of the Ministry of Justice will continue to act in an advisory role to the government to improve the judicial sector.
As part of this effort, the Committee will undertake to the 1992 Constitution and work with other agencies to build develop draft legislation.
Efforts will now be focused on improving law enforcement and judiciary assistance in the lead up to 2020, while standardising State management models in law enforcement, notary service, examination and legal assistance.
Addressing the session, President Sang said the conclusion will serve as an important basis for future decisions made by the Political Bureau.
The Ministry of Justice should also collaborate with relevant agencies to shorten the time to achieve targets assigned by the Party, State and people in judicial reform, he added.
The day also included the Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is the deputy chairman of the Central Committee for Judicial Reform, chairing a working session with the Party Committee of the Supreme People's Court to review the results of the eight-year implementation of a judicial reform strategy created by the Political Bureau.
Expressing his appreciation for the efforts made by the Supreme People's Court in promoting judicial reforms, Phuc noted that the court had left many cases incomplete.
He also asked the court to play an active role in developing laws and in the amendment of the draft Constitution.
Phuc expressed the importance of preparing for the new Constitution and the need for capacity building and supervision and inspections to prevent violations in proceedings.
According to data from the Supreme People's Court, more than 1.88 million cases have been solved out of a total 1.97 million (96 per cent) that were submitted. — VNS
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