In the third quarter of 2014, the Ministry implemented comprehensively key activities in all aspects, closely following the direction of the Government, the Prime Minister and Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP dated 2 January 2014 of the Government on key solutions for guiding and directing the realization of the Plan for socio-economic development and State budget estimate in 2014.

At the conference, Mr. Tran Tien Dung briefly informed about the operation of the Ministry in the fields of legal document promulgation, legal documents (drafts) assessment, administrative procedure management, civil judgment enforcement, civil status registration, adoption, State compensation and judicial assistance. Mr. Dung also announced that in the upcoming session, the 13th National Assembly will consider adopting 2 bills drafted by the Ministry of Justice including the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement (amendment) and the Law on Civil Status; and simultaneously comment on the Civil Code (amendment) and the Law on Promulgation of Legal Document (consolidation).

Registration for birth is still necessary

The birth certificate has been a matter attracting much of the public concern. According to Mr. Nguyen Cong Khanh, Director of the Department of Civil Status, Nationality and Authentication, if the Law on Civil Status is adopted by the 13th National Assembly at its 8th session, a number of administrative procedures will be reduced, from 46 to 25. However, registrations for birth and marriage shall be still maintained. It is due to the fact that these activities are very necessary and compatible with the international treaties and Vietnamese laws.

The People's Court must not refuse to settle civil cases even there have not had provisions providing for such cases

This is a new significant provision of the draft of the Civil Code (amendment), which is compatible with the Constitution of 2013. Accordingly, People's Courts have a duty to protect justice, human rights, civil rights, the Socialist regime, interests of the State, and legitimate rights and interests of organizations and individuals. Thus, when asked for dealing with civil cases, the Court must not refuse to settle such cases even there have not had provisions providing for such cases. Alternatively, the Court must base on customs, similar provisions, and fundamental principles of civil law and justice to consider settling these civil cases.

At the press conference, reporters raised a number of questions related to the above areas. Such questions were mostly answered and explained by representatives of the MOJ’s units involved, including the matter of the right to remain silent which has been indirectly provided by the Criminal Procedure Code. This, thereby, helped reporters to obtain a comprehensive overview about the activities of Justice sector recently.