Workshop to provide feedback on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution.
(Baonghean.vn) -On the morning of May 10th, in Vinh City, the Ministry of Justice, in coordination with the Institute of Legislative Studies under the Standing Committee of the National Assembly and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, organized a conference to gather feedback on the draft amendments to the 1992 Constitution.
Comrade Hoang The Lien - Permanent Deputy Minister of Justice - presided over the meeting. Also in attendance were experts, scientists, and researchers from universities in the Central region and Hanoi. Representing Nghe An province were Comrade Thai Van Hang – Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with representatives from the Provincial People's Council and several departments and agencies.
Comrade Hoang The Lien – Deputy Minister of Justice – delivered a speech at the conference.
According to Deputy Minister Hoang The Lien, the goal of amending the 1992 Constitution is to fully and promptly institutionalize and meet the requirements of the country's socio-economic development as it enters a new strategic phase, contributing to ensuring the successful implementation of the National Construction Program during the transitional period, the socio-economic development strategy 2011-2020, and international integration; and at the same time, to resolve major obstacles in the implementation of the 1992 Constitution and innovate constitutional drafting techniques to ensure that the Constitution truly is a fundamental law with high and long-lasting stability.
The scene at the conference.
In that spirit, the delegates offered numerous contributions, focusing on five main issues: the principles of organizing state power, the government, local authorities; human rights; fundamental rights and obligations of citizens; and constitutional protection mechanisms. Some opinions suggested that the government's tasks and powers should not be limited to just eight groups as in the draft; and that some provisions in Articles 99, 100, and 104 of the draft needed to be revised to be more concise, reasonable, and logical.
Regarding local government, many opinions suggest that some provisions in the Draft do not offer any breakthroughs in controlling state power at the local level; the provision for establishing a Constitutional Council in Article 120 of the Draft is not really necessary because it essentially overlaps with the tasks of the National Assembly Standing Committee and the Ministry of Justice…
The contributions and opinions expressed at the Conference will be fully compiled and will serve as valuable resources for the Ministry of Justice in its continued research, proposals, and recommendations for amending and supplementing the 1992 Constitution.
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