This study focuses on evaluating the establishment and operations of F&JCs – a specialized institution to strengthen justice for minors within the current legal framework through the criteria of relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, and scalability/sustainability, highlighting achievements and barriers, and proposes ways to further promote F&JCs as part of broader legal and judicial reform in Viet Nam.
Read moreComments on the Law on Court-annexed mediation and dialogue 2020
In order to provide individuals and organizations an additional option for dispute resolution method, the National Assembly passed the Law on Court-annexed mediation and dialogue on June 16, 2020. The Law shall officially come into effect on January 1, 2021.
Read moreThe Aspiration of Enterprises Towards Courts’ Activities in Enforcing Contracts
The report applies the methodology of the World Bank’s Doing Business report, analyzing court operations from the perspective of businesses in relation to contract enforcement. It identifies several shortcomings that need to be addressed in order to make court operations more effective and business-friendly, thereby contributing to Viet Nam’s economic development.
Read moreIndependence, Impartiality and Integrity of the Judiciary in Vietnam
Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of the Judiciary in Vietnam is a collaborative research project between Professor Pip Nicholson and Lawyer Nguyen Hung Quang. The research finds that judicial independence in Vietnam differs from the concept as understood in Western judicial systems. However, the authors also observe signs that the Vietnamese State is seeking opportunities to improve the integrity, transparency, operational capacity of the judiciary, and the protection of citizens’ rights.
Read moreReport on the survey of The reality of local court governance in Vietnam
This study aimed to examine the internal functional and task-based relationships within the court system and within individual court units, in line with the goals of judicial reform.
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