Oath to protect the constitution

Review seminar held to protect, study constitution (23-03-2005) NGHE AN — A National Assembly Standing Committee commission held a seminar yesterday in Vinh City to review the country’s efforts in recent years to protect and abide by Viet Nam’s constitution. In addition to reviewing Viet Nam’s performance, the seminar participants also drew on experiences from other countries to draw proposals for the protection of the constitution for a socialist nation governed by law. Speaking at the seminar, NA Deputy Chairman Nguyen Van Yeu emphasised that enforcing the constitution to ensure its supreme role in the legal system was necessary to protect one of the basic principles of a socialist Viet Nam governed by the law of the people, for the people and by the people. He said Viet Nam has a comprehensive system of regulations to ensure that the Government and the people abide by the constitution. Also at the seminar, many experts delivered speeches analysing the … [Read more...] about Review seminar held to protect, study constitution

Cambodian constitutional experts brush up on legalese (02-03-2007) HA NOI — A delegation from the Cambodian Constitutional Council was in Viet Nam this week to brush up on their legal expertise. Nguyen Van Yeu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly, welcomed the delegation yesterday in the capital. The council’s goal is to learn how to clarify legal documents, organise and solve disputes regarding elections and fight government corruption, said group leader and council president Bin Chhin. Yeu said the sessions would boost relations between the two nations. The delegation would like to strengthen information sharing practices between the council and Vietnamese legal agencies concerning constitutional protection, creating laws and legislative feasibility, said Bin. The group’s meeting with the Viet Nam Steering Committee on Combating Corruption will help the council to draft Cambodia’s own anti-corruption legislation, he added. — VNS … [Read more...] about Cambodian constitutional experts brush up on legalese

Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Tô Lâm at yesterday meeting of the National Assembly. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức HÀ NỘI — Yesterday the National Assembly heard reports on the draft Law on State Secrets Protection and the draft Law on Cyber Information Security. According to the Minister of Public Security, Senior Lieutenant General Tô Lâm, 840 cases of illegal revealing State secrets – including confidential documents regarding Party, State, and Government policies and direction for handling foreign affairs – have been discovered since 2001. The leaks were blamed on a lack of consistency in State secret protection laws and a lack of effective handling mechanisms and strong deterrents, hence the need for a law on State secrets protection. The law will concretise the 2013 Constitution, protect national security, ensure human and citizen rights, and create compatibility with secrecy and confidentiality agreements that Việt Nam has signed with other … [Read more...] about State secret protection law discussed at NA meeting

The revised Law on Child Protection, Care and Education will be voted on this Tuesday, during the ongoing final meeting of the 13th National Assembly. Much attention has been focused on raising the legal age of a child in Việt Nam from 16 to 18. Việt Nam News spoke to child specialists about this issue. Youssouf Abdel-Jelil, UNICEF Representative to Việt Nam A child is any person under 18 years of age. This is the definition given by the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). It’s also the definition agreed by all but a handful of States in the world. Việt Nam is a pioneer globally in upholding child rights. Vietnamese global leadership on child rights was reaffirmed with Directive No 20, issued by the Politburo of the Central Committee in 2012, which strengthened care, education, and protection of children. Using 18 as the age to define a child does not mean that 18 must be legislated as the age for all matters relating to children. Recognizing that … [Read more...] about Revised Child Law: pioneering child rights

A teacher at Trần Quốc Toản Elementary School in the coastal province of Quảng Ninh teaches her pupils how to write. The benefits and drawbacks of using one or many sets of textbooks were discussed at the National Assembly’s meeting yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Quý Trung Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Textbook reform aiming to switch from one single textbook set to different sets of textbooks for each subject caused heated debate at the National Assembly (NA) meeting yesterday. Spending half of the day weighing in on the amended draft Law on Education, NA deputies heard the benefits and drawbacks of using one or many sets of textbooks. Deputy Cao Đình Thưởng from Phú Thọ Province raised his concern about theory-packed academic textbook content, which is overloading students. “The knowledge needs to be presented in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and it should combine national traditions with international integration features,” Thưởng said, adding that he favours using … [Read more...] about NA remains split on textbook reform

Newly-elected President Trần Đại Quang takes oaths during the swearing-in ceremony today. – VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI – New President Trần Đại Quang was sworn into office this morning after 91.5 per cent of the total National Assembly (NA) deputies elected him to the position by secret ballot. Quang, who is a Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, was born on October 12, 1956, and currently serves as a deputy of the 13th parliament. Among the 481 valid votes, 452 (or 91.5 per cent of the total 494 NA deputies) elected him as the President. A resolution on the election of the new State leader was also approved by 93.12 per cent of the deputies at the plenary session. In the following swearing-in, President Trần Đại Quang thanked the lawmakers for voting for him. He vowed to “absolutely be loyal to the Fatherland, the People and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, and make concerted efforts to fulfill the tasks assigned by the … [Read more...] about Trần Đại Quang voted in as State President

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng vows to stay absolutely loyal to the nation, the people and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, and to exert every effort to complete all missions assigned by the Party, State and people as he is elected State President. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The newly-elected State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng took an oath of office for the 2016-21 tenure on Tuesday afternoon following the result of a morning vote by deputies of the 14th National Assembly (NA) during their on-going sixth session. Trọng, who is also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, delivered a speech at the ceremony after the National Assembly ratified a resolution on his election. During the ceremony, which was broadcast live by Việt Nam Television and Radio the Voice of Việt Nam, Trọng vowed to stay absolutely loyal to the nation, the people and the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, and to … [Read more...] about Party leader Nguyễn Phú Trọng sworn in as new President

Phan Văn Anh Vũ Vietnam News Agency talks to Đinh Thế Hưng PhD, Head of the Criminal Law Department at the Institute of State and Law, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, about cases in which the court may permit a closed trial instead of an open (or public) trial in light of the upcoming trial of Phan Văn Anh Vũ. What constitutes a closed trial? A closed trial is a trial in which not everyone can be present, as opposed to a public trial. The charges, the verdicts and sentences (in cases where the defendants are convicted), however, must be publicised. Typically in a closed trial there are a trial panel, the prosecutors, court clerk(s), defendants and their lawyers, relevant persons, witnesses and anyone whose presence is deemed necessary by the court. Under which legal guidelines are closed trials held? The 2013 Constitution demands that trials should be open to the public because the laws’ objective is to deter criminal activities and to raise public awareness … [Read more...] about Closed trial for Vũ case permissible under law

Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected National Assembly chairman (24-07-2007) HA NOI — Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of the 11th National Assembly, has been re-elected as Chairman of the 12th NA with 97.97 per cent of votes. The voting that took place yesterday also saw Nguyen Duc Kien, Uong Chu Luu, Tong Thi Phong and Huynh Ngoc Son elected as deputy NA Chairpersons. Under their new posts, the four will work on economic and budget affairs, law and justice, culture and social issues, and national security and defence. Voters also elected 13 members of the NA Standing Committee, including K’sor Phuoc, Nguyen Van Thuan, Le Thi Thu Ba, Ha Van Hien, Phung Quoc Hien, Le Quang Binh, Dao Trong Thi, Truong Thi Mai, Dang Vu Minh, Nguyen Van Son, Pham Minh Tuyen, Tran The Vuong and Tran Dinh Dan. Delivering his oath-taking speech, NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong said that he would closely co-ordinate with the State President, the Prime Minister, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s … [Read more...] about Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected National Assembly chairman

Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice, Laszlo Trocsanyi and  Justice Minister Hà Hùng Cường.— Photo VNA HÀ NỘI (VNS) — Hungary is willing to share its experience and wants to learn from Việt Nam’s experience in justice, thus deepening links between the two countries’ judicial sectors, said Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice, Laszlo Trocsanyi. The Hungarian guest made the remark during a talk with his Vietnamese counterpart, Justice Minister Hà Hùng Cường, yesterday as part of his working visit to Việt Nam fromMarch 14-17. He briefed the host on his country’s judiciary, saying that the Hungarian Ministry focuses on enhancing the trust of its people in the national judiciary and protecting the country’s constitution. Cường stressed that Việt Nam is working to fine-tune its legal system in order to serve the enforcement of the 2013 Constitution. A cooperation programme between the two ministries for 2016-2017 was inked, with a view to … [Read more...] about Hungarian MP promotes stronger judicial ties with VN