'In Japan, each law is only 2-3 pages long, but we make laws with hundreds of pages and hundreds of articles'
Báo Thanh niên•27/08/2024
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man said that the law-making work in the past has had many limitations. In the near future, a legal forum will be held to discuss innovation in law-making work.
On the morning of August 27, the National Assembly Standing Committee held a conference of specialized National Assembly deputies to discuss and comment on 12 draft laws, including 11 laws that were commented on at the 7th session and one draft law submitted at the 8th session (expected to be passed according to the 1-session process).
The law has not been implemented for long and needs to be adjusted and amended.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man noted that the draft laws discussed at this conference regulate many different areas, including very important laws for the political system and ensuring the rights and interests of workers and businesses such as the Trade Union Law (amended), the Value Added Tax Law (amended); related to many sectors and localities such as the Cultural Heritage Law (amended), the Urban Planning Law and Rural Planning Law; associated with ensuring social order and safety, which are of great interest to the people such as the Law on Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue, etc.
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man delivered the opening speech at the Conference of full-time National Assembly deputies on the morning of August 27.
PHOTO: GIA HAN
The National Assembly Chairman assessed that in recent times, there has been much progress in law-making but there are still many limitations, and lessons need to be learned. "Why do laws we have promulgated and implemented not long ago need to be adjusted and revised, or even revised before they are implemented? When local authorities have laws, their implementation is not uniform and thorough," the National Assembly Chairman stated. According to the National Assembly Chairman, the National Assembly Standing Committee has decided to organize a law-making forum to learn from experiences in recent law-making work. "I just received the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. I learned that in one session, Japan makes 230 laws, each law is only 1-2 pages long. Here, a law is several hundred pages long, over 100 articles. Comrade Dinh (Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Khac Dinh - PV) just went to China to study and exchange experiences. China holds two National Assembly sessions a year, but each session only lasts about 3-7 days. The law-making is done by the National Assembly Standing Committee, and by specialized members of the National Assembly. So how should we innovate in the future?", the National Assembly Chairman asked. The National Assembly Chairman also said that recently, the Politburo gave opinions on the Law on People's Army Officers (amended), how to make it concise and clear, and assign the Government and the Ministry of National Defense to regulate what rights the Government has. "The National Assembly cannot do everything and discuss it in detail. There are things that need to be supplemented and adjusted, so the National Assembly must meet for approval," said the National Assembly Chairman, adding that at the upcoming legal forum, they will discuss and summarize experiences to innovate law-making work in the coming time.
Not ripe, not clear, definitely not included in the law
To make the discussion more effective, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man asked full-time National Assembly deputies to focus on analyzing, discussing, and clearly expressing their views on the contents of the agency in charge of reviewing the report, asking for opinions on contents with different options; and giving clear opinions on whether the projects are qualified to be submitted to the National Assembly for approval at the next session.
The National Assembly Standing Committee opened the 6th Conference of Full-time National Assembly Deputies
PHOTO: GIA HAN
The National Assembly Chairman also asked the delegates to adhere to the principle agreed upon at the beginning of the term, which is to give the highest priority to the quality of draft laws, not to pursue quantity. "Only draft laws that ensure quality and satisfactorily resolve outstanding issues will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval. Practical issues that are clear, proven correct in practice, and have high consensus will be determined to be implemented; issues that are unclear and still have many different opinions will continue to be researched, summarized in practice, and piloted when the competent authority allows. Anything that is not yet ripe or unclear will definitely not be included in the law. If you want to include this or that issue but have not yet assessed its impact or are unclear and then include it in the law, it is not allowed," the National Assembly Chairman noted. The National Assembly Chairman also emphasized the need to thoroughly grasp and well implement Regulation 178-QD/TW dated June 27 of the Politburo on controlling power, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in law-making work. "In particular, have the policies ensured that there are no loopholes, prevented and stopped the situation of "policy corruption", the integration of "group interests", and local interests of sectors and fields of state management agencies?", the National Assembly Chairman stated and suggested that when speaking, delegates should clearly express their views, be objective, and not avoid sensitive contents that are prone to policy exploitation. The National Assembly Chairman said that through the summary of the 7th session, it can be seen that the sending of documents to National Assembly deputies has had positive changes thanks to the new implementation method. Therefore, he suggested that, immediately after the end of this conference, the coordinating agencies should organize to receive opinions, promptly complete the documents and send them to National Assembly deputies as soon as they are edited and completed, not waiting until all types of documents are complete before sending, and sending the documents that are available first. "We will try to gradually overcome the situation of slow document submission, ensuring that National Assembly deputies have access to documents submitted at the earliest session, and have enough time to study and decide, especially for draft laws and resolutions submitted for approval," the National Assembly Chairman emphasized.
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