Law on organisation of People's Courts sails through legislature
The National Assembly (NA) on June 24 approved the revised Law on the Organisation of People's Courts, with 94.25% of the participating deputies voting in favour.
The freshly passed law consists of nine chapters and 152 articles, introducing new policies and regulations on the organisation and operation of the courts, while also pertaining to various agencies such as investigation, procuracy, and civil judgment enforcement agencies. It also interacts with multiple procedural laws.
At the meeting, part of the NA's ongoing seventh session, Chairwoman of the NA's Committee for Judicial Affairs Le Thi Nga reported that the NA Standing Committee issued a full report on June 22, providing explanations on and revisions to the draft for further review and approval. Earlier, in a dispatch dated June 20, the Supreme People's Court concurred with the entire content of the bill and gave several opinions about the explanation report.
The draft law maintains the current regulations regarding province- and district-level People's Courts.
Among the adjusted provisions, it permits audio recording of the entire court proceedings and meetings, while video recording is restricted to the opening of trials and announcement of judgments. Recording activities require the consent of the presiding judge and relevant parties as stipulated.
