Courts are central, trials are central and litigation is breakthrough

On August 19, at the headquarters of the Supreme People's Court (Hanoi), Politburo member, Secretary of the National Assembly Party Delegation, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a meeting of National Assembly leaders to give opinions on the draft Law on Organization of People's Courts (amended).

Speaking at the end of the session, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue emphasized the viewpoint of building a professional judiciary, in which the court is the center, trial is the focus and litigation is the breakthrough.

The National Assembly Chairman emphasized that the 2014 Law on Organization of People's Courts plays a very important role in defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of courts as the judicial bodies of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, exercising judicial power; regulating judges, assessors and other court positions, and ensuring the operation of People's Courts. This is one of five laws on the organization of the state apparatus promulgated immediately after the 2013 Constitution took effect.

Building a professional judicial system is the center of justice and the fight against crime. — National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the meeting.

After more than 8 years of implementing the Law on Organization of People's Courts, the court system has been improved and developed in both organization and operation; the team of judges, officials and civil servants of the court has been consolidated and strengthened. Each year, the courts have tried and resolved hundreds of thousands of cases and incidents of all kinds.

In particular, the courts have closely coordinated with the prosecution agencies to promptly and strictly try major and important cases; cases under the supervision and direction of the Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption and Negativity, which have received widespread public support and appreciation.

The development of precedents has been given attention and promoted. Up to now, many precedents have been selected and issued, and the precedent website has been effectively operated.

The judiciary has carried out many assigned judicial reform tasks, actively participating in the development of Resolution No. 27-NQ/TW dated November 9, 2022 of the 6th Conference of the 13th Party Central Committee on continuing to build and perfect the socialist rule of law state of Vietnam in the new period (Resolution No. 27). Attention has been paid to the construction of e-courts. More than 1 million judgments have been made public online. The activities of the court have contributed to maintaining political security and social order and safety, promoting economic and social development.

However, the results of the summary of the implementation of the Law on Organization of People's Courts in 2014 show that there are still many difficulties and shortcomings. There needs to be a division of labor, close coordination and effective control of the implementation of legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Regarding the draft Law on Organization of People's Courts (amended), the National Assembly Chairman highly appreciated the urgency, positivity and proactiveness of the Supreme People's Court in preparing the draft law. The Supreme People's Court has carried out many activities such as: Summarizing the implementation of the 2014 Law on Organization of People's Courts; assessing the impact of policies proposed for the draft law; organizing a national conference of Chief Justices of 4-level Courts; organizing conferences in 3 regions to collect opinions on the draft Law on Organization of People's Courts (amended); organizing many workshops to collect opinions from experts and scientists.

Building a professional judicial system is the center of justice and the fight against crime is a breakthrough in image 3. — Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh chaired the discussion at the meeting.

On this basis, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue requested the Supreme People's Court to thoroughly grasp and closely follow major policies on judicial reform, namely the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress and Resolution No. 27 of the Central Committee, in which, based on the 2013 Constitution, it will continue to review and institutionalize and specify in the Law on Organization of People's Courts (amended).

According to the National Assembly Chairman, the People's Court is the judicial body of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, exercising judicial power in a rule-of-law state, organized and operating on the principle of unified power, with division of labor, close coordination and effective control over the implementation of legislative, executive and judicial powers. Building a professional judiciary, in which the court is the center, trial is the focus and litigation is the breakthrough.

The National Assembly Chairman also noted the need to ensure specific principles in the organization of judicial activities, especially the principle that judges and trial panels are independent and only obey the law, but within the framework and ensuring the principle that state power is unified, with division of labor, coordination and control of state agencies in the exercise of legislative, executive and judicial powers.

The National Assembly Chairman requested to ensure the constitutionality, unity and synchronization of the legal system, the contents of judicial reform have many major issues closely related to the full institutionalization of specific constitutional principles in the organization and operation of the State apparatus in general and specific constitutional principles in the organization and operation of the People's Court in particular. Therefore, the requirement is to absolutely ensure constitutionality.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue clearly stated the viewpoint of the National Assembly Party Delegation that perfecting the legal system must create development and international integration.

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