Seeking comments on the draft Law on Mediation at the grassroots level

(Baonghean.vn) -Implementing the 2013 law-making program of the National Assembly, this morning (April 25), the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An organized a conference to collect comments on the draft Law on Mediation at the Grassroots Level. Attending the conference were leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches, sectors, Fatherland Front Committees of districts, cities, towns, and law-making collaborators.

The Draft Law on Grassroots Mediation consists of 5 chapters and 29 articles. The scope of the Law on Grassroots Mediation is violations of the law and minor disputes at the grassroots level such as: conflicts and disagreements between individuals; disputes over legitimate rights and interests between parties at the grassroots level arising from civil, land, marriage and family legal relationships; violations of the law that, according to the provisions of the law, are not yet serious enough to warrant criminal prosecution or administrative sanctions...

Overview of the conference



Provincial Police delegates contribute opinions.

At the conference, delegates commented that the promulgation of the Law on Mediation at the grassroots level is necessary; the implementation of the Law will reduce complaints, prevent and limit violations of the law; contribute to popularizing and educating the law, raising awareness of law compliance among the people and maintaining social order; promoting morality and good traditions in families, clans and communities of Vietnamese ethnic groups. Delegates focused on discussing and giving comments on the following issues: regulations on mediators; standards for mediators and mediation teams need to be more clearly defined and more popular. The Law should not stipulate the time for mediation, because there are many simple cases that can be quickly mediated, while there are many complicated cases that take several years to resolve; it is necessary to stipulate that there must be a mediation record; the role and responsibility of the Fatherland Front at all levels; mediation policies at the grassroots level...

Regarding other issues, the delegates basically agreed with the draft. Concluding the conference, Mr. Pham Van Ha - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation highly appreciated the delegates' comments on the draft Law, and promised to synthesize the comments and present them at the next National Assembly session.

Duc Chuyen