Absent Litigant During Judgment Pronouncement: Is It Still Read Aloud?

Pursuant to Article 195 of the 2015 Law on Administrative Procedure regarding the announcement of judgments, as follows:

The Trial Panel shall pronounce the judgment in the presence of the parties. In the event that a party is present at the trial but absent during the pronouncement of the judgment, or absent as stipulated in Clause 5, Article 191 of this Law, the Trial Panel shall still pronounce the judgment. In case of a closed trial as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 16 of this Law, the Trial Panel shall publicly announce the introductory and decision parts of the judgment.

When the judgment is pronounced, everyone in the courtroom must stand up, except in special cases with the presiding judge’s consent. The presiding judge or another member of the Trial Panel shall pronounce the judgment and may further explain the execution of the judgment and the right to appeal.

In case a party does not understand Vietnamese, the interpreter must translate the entire judgment into a language they understand after the judgment is pronounced.

Thus, if a party is absent during the pronouncement of the judgment, the Trial Panel can still read out the judgment in the administrative case if any of the above circumstances apply.

Sincerely!