Justice Ministry awarded with Order of Independence

The Ministry of Justice was honoured with the Order of Independence, first class at a ceremony marking its 70th founding anniversary (August 28) in Hanoi on August 24.

 

During the country’s renovation period, the sector has improved its theoretical awareness and it’s political and legal mindset on researching, proposing and building national strategies for legal and judicial affairs in line with the Political Platform in order to develop the country in the transitional period towards socialism and socio-economic development strategies.

 

It has grown into a trustworthy advisor to the Party, National Assembly, Government, Party committees and local authorities, he stated.

 

Speaking at the ceremony, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong demanded the sectors unwavering faith and absolute loyalty to the Party, close ties with the people and dedication to tasks entrusted by the Party and State, to contribute to strengthening public trust in the Party, State and Socialist regime.

 

In any circumstance, the sector must be steadfast in its goal and Party position on building and implementing a law-governed socialist State and legal system.

 

By nature, the socialist State is ruled by the law of the people, by the people and for the people, in which the legal system must ensure that the State runs smoothly while keeping human civilisation and Vietnamese traditional values intact. The sector, in particular, must be aware of this point and fine-tune regulations whilst considering foreign developments and the national context.

 

The leader asked for the sector to increase its capacity in order to make thorough and comprehensive changes to the quality and operation of the sector. He went on to add that it must institutionalize the Party resolutions, especially the Document of the upcoming 12th National Party Congress while providing feedback on the National Assembly’s legislation programme for the 14th tenure, in a move towards bringing in a synchronous, transparent and effective legal system by 2020.

 

He noted that raising legal awareness should be a major part of the political thought education as well as a regular task of the ministries, agencies and the entire political system, towards the ultimate goal of helping every individual and organisation abide by law and the Constitution, especially in regards to Party members, officials and cadres.

 

The sector was also required to further improve the State management of citizenship, household and legal records, improve civil enforcement and administrative procedures, as well as rally public resources to provide public services in the field of judicial assistance.

 

Towards the end of his speech, the Party chief affirmed that personnel training ought to be a focus, initially through partnership with the Supreme People’s Court and the Vietnam Bar Federation in order to train a contingent of professional lawyers who are able to work on international issues to protect the rights and interest of the State, businesses and citizens in Vietnam.

 

The event was also graced by the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu, former Party and State leaders, and justice ministers from Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.

 

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)