Completing the model of a specialized court at the International Financial Center

Photo caption — National Assembly delegate of Lao Cai province Le Thu Ha speaks. Photo: Doan Tan/VNA

At the meeting hall, many delegates agreed that the establishment of this Court is necessary to institutionalize the Party's policies and the conclusions of competent authorities in order to create a mechanism to quickly and effectively resolve disputes arising in investment and business activities at the International Financial Center with modern, superior procedures in accordance with international practices.

Delegate Le Thu Ha (Lao Cai) said that this is a breakthrough institutional opening step, building for the first time a specialized internationalized judicial institution right on Vietnamese territory to handle global trade disputes, enhancing Vietnam's legal competitiveness in the region.

“If a new model is opened, it is necessary to ensure smooth, transparent operation and trust both domestically and internationally. The investment environment will only be truly consolidated when the judgments of specialized courts come into effect, protect the interests of all parties and build long-term trust,” delegate Le Thu Ha emphasized.

From there, delegates suggested that the draft Law needs to ensure three criteria, which are: international competition, fast and transparent procedures, friendly language with global trade standards; protection of judicial sovereignty , openness but not at the expense of legal security and public interests; practical enforcement, judgments must be enforceable both domestically and internationally.

Since the Specialized Court model is designed with many unique and outstanding mechanisms, delegate Le Thu Ha suggested that it is necessary to stipulate a mechanism for regular review and updating during the implementation process. It is possible to consider evaluating the overall performance of this Court after 3-5 years of operation, based on indicators such as: time to resolve cases, rate of judgment enforcement, level of choice of businesses, investors and feedback from the international market... Periodic evaluation will help to identify problems early, promptly adjust inappropriate points and continue to improve outstanding advantages, thereby strengthening trust, increasing investment attractiveness and enhancing the legal status of the specialized court model.

Regarding Judges (Article 9), the draft Law stipulates that they include Vietnamese citizens and foreigners, ensuring that they meet the regulations and standards according to Clauses 2 and 3, Article 9.

On this issue, many delegates agreed that it is possible to expand the source of judges appointed to the Special Court to be suitable foreigners to meet the immediate requirements. This will contribute to attracting high-quality and experienced human resources and is a very good condition for Vietnamese judges and court clerks to have the opportunity to learn from experience, improve their capacity and professional qualifications. In addition, delegates suggested to specify more clearly the criteria to determine whether a foreigner is a person of prestige, good moral qualities, and appropriate professional knowledge.

Explaining further about the process of drafting the draft, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Van Quang said that this is a completely new model for Vietnam. The drafting agency must proactively research and learn from foreign experiences, closely following the principles of Resolution No. 222/2025/QH15 of the National Assembly on the International Financial Center in Vietnam.

Chief Justice Nguyen Van Quang emphasized that the current draft is only an “initial foundation” and will certainly continue to be perfected in practice, but the biggest goal is to create trust for investors, helping Vietnam compete in resolving commercial and financial disputes.

Supplementing online citizen reception form

Also on the afternoon of December 5, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Citizen Reception, the Law on Complaints, and the Law on Denunciation.

Delegates assessed that this is an important step in perfecting the law to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of state management; promote the responsibility of leaders; protect the legitimate rights and interests of the people; and at the same time, it is consistent with the requirements of building a rule-of-law state and national digital transformation.

Delegate Nguyen Tam Hung (Ho Chi Minh City) highly appreciated the fact that the draft Law has added a form of online citizen reception, demonstrating the mindset of administrative reform and digital transformation.

Delegates said that, in order to implement uniformly nationwide, it is necessary to consider clearly defining the principles of recognizing the legal value of online citizen receptions as equivalent to direct citizen receptions. Specifically, it is necessary to clearly define the value of minutes, records, confirmations and legal responsibilities when providing false information... to help limit disputes and ensure uniformity when applied in practice in localities.

The delegates also agreed with the regulation in Clause 2, Article 15 on the Chairman of the People's Committee at the commune level directly receiving citizens at least 2 days a month to enhance the role of the leader.

To be consistent with reality, especially in crowded and complicated cases, delegate Nguyen Tam Hung suggested considering adding regulations on arranging professional support forces and ensuring security and order during citizen receptions to protect the safety of enforcement officers, reduce psychological stress and ensure the quality of citizen reception work.

The delegates also proposed to develop a mechanism to connect national data on citizen reception - complaints and denunciations with the National Population Database, to verify identity, look up authorization and limit complaints and denunciations sent to many places or to declare false information. This is a fundamental solution to reduce the situation of "both correct and incorrect complaints", avoiding wasting State resources.

Explaining and clarifying the opinions of delegates on the responsibilities of the head, the subject of citizen reception and the organization of the citizen reception apparatus at the commune level, the Government Inspector General Doan Hong Phong said that the draft Law continues to inherit the current regulations, not allowing the delegation of citizen reception to the deputy level in order to enhance the direct responsibility of the head, in accordance with Directive 35 and Conclusion 107 of the Politburo. Regarding the subject of citizen reception, the current law has fully stipulated in the Law on Citizen Reception and related specialized laws. To avoid the emergence of new organizations and ensure the streamlining of the apparatus according to the Party and State's policies, the draft Law does not add the model of the Citizen Reception Board at the commune level; instead, it arranges civil servants from appropriate units of the People's Committee at the commune level to perform the task of receiving citizens, resolving complaints and denunciations.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/thoi-su/hoan-thien-mo-hinh-toa-an-chuyen-biet-tai-trung-tam-tai-chinh-quoc-te-20251205203434191.htm