Judicial Reform Committee meets in Hanoi
(VOV) - The Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform held its 10th session in Hanoi to give opinions on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution.
Delegates agreed that the draft has concretised major Party guidelines concerning the political regime, the nature of the State and requirements for building a law-governed state.
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| State President Truong Tan Sang, head of the Central Steering Committee on Judicial Reform, chaired the session in Hanoi on March 28 |
They debated specific issues in the draft, including the political regime, human rights, citizens’ fundamental rights, socio-economic affairs, education, culture, as well as the parameters of institutions such as the National Assembly, State President, and Government among others.
They also put forward theoretical and practical arguments regarding a range of State agencies, including the people’s courts, people’s procuracies, the Constitution Council, and the National Election Commission.
The delegates proposed establishing the Constitution Council to control and restrict violations of the Constitution.
They also proposed adding the institution of a National Judicial Council to the draft amendments, stressing the need to establish an independent court system to assess cases in a fair and objective manner.
The council will help the people’s courts support grassroots-level courts and judges in operating independently from the proposed changes.