The Provincial Bar Association needs to proactively participate in criticizing mechanisms and policies.

Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council attended and directed the congress. Photo: Minh Chi

Evaluating the 2011 - 2016 term, the Congress emphasized the achievements of the Nghe An Lawyers Association, in which the association actively participated in law-making, monitored law implementation, and made recommendations to State agencies on law-making and law enforcement.

Typically, he participated in giving comments on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution; the amended Civil Code; the Penal Code, the amended Criminal Procedure Code; the Law on Organization of the Procuracy; the amended Law on Enforcement of Civil Judgments...; and many legal documents of the Central Government, of the province; resolutions of People's Councils and People's Committees at all levels.

Along with that, the Lawyers Association also participated in monitoring 8,626 documents of all kinds and proposed to amend 734 documents, of which 592 documents were accepted for amendment.

Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, emphasized: The Lawyers Association needs to promote its role, proactively research and propose to all levels, sectors, agencies and units to provide feedback on mechanisms and policies, so that through that, all levels and sectors can support funding for the association's activities. Photo: Minh Chi

During its term, the association has also been active and innovative in propaganda and dissemination of legal education, contributing to raising awareness of law compliance among members and people of all walks of life, especially through mobile trials of drug cases, firecracker trafficking, property theft, etc.

Another activity that has left an impression on the association is to participate in legal consultation and legal aid for policy beneficiaries and the poor. In 5 years, the association has participated in legal consultation for 3,540 cases with 4,348 people; of which 3,426 cases were consulted free of charge.

Chairman of Nghe An Bar Association Hoang Quoc Hao received the instructions of Vice Chairwoman of Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien to add to the tasks and solutions for the 2017 - 2022 term. Photo: Minh Chi

The Congress also discussed and approved the directions and tasks of the Nghe An Bar Association for the 2017-2022 term; and elected the 23-member Executive Committee for the 7th term. Comrade Hoang Quoc Hao - Director of the Department of Justice, President of the 6th term was re-elected as President of the Nghe An Bar Association for the 7th term, 2017-2022 term.

Speaking at the congress, Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized: The Lawyers' Association is a professional socio-political organization, with a very important role and position in the development of today's society; therefore, it is recommended that the Association continue to thoroughly grasp and effectively implement the resolutions, directives and regulations of the Party and State on the tasks and work of the Vietnam Lawyers' Association.

The Executive Committee of the Nghe An Provincial Bar Association, term VII, 2017 - 2022, introduced itself at the congress. Photo: Minh Chi

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also requested the association to actively participate in contributing ideas to build quality mechanisms, policies, and legal documents; promote its role, proactively research, and propose to all levels, sectors, agencies, and units to provide feedback on mechanisms and policies, so that through them, all levels and sectors can support funding for the association's operations.

At the same time, the association needs to coordinate in participating in administrative reform, judicial reform, legal support for businesses, contributing to ensuring all activities of organizations and individuals in accordance with the law; taking care to strengthen the organization; improving political capacity, ethics, and professional skills of members, meeting the requirements of the tasks...