Social criticism: Fundamental function of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front

1. Principles of social criticism

According to Article 32 of the Law on Vietnamese Fatherland Front 2015, activities of social criticism are executed according to principles of:

- Democracy, public disclosure, transparency, ensuring participation of members, associates, union members and the people;

- Respecting different views not in opposition to lawful rights and interests of the people, interests of the nation.

2. Subjects, contents and manner of social criticism

Subjects of social criticism by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are draft documents by regulatory agencies at the same level in direct connection with lawful rights and interests of the people, rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.

Scope of social criticism by Vietnamese Fatherland Front includes necessities, conformity with guidelines of the Communist Party, policies and laws of the State; rightness, scientificity and feasibility; assessment of impacts and efficiency of politics, economics, culture, society, National defense and security, and external relation activities of draft documents; ensuring harmony between interests of the State, people and organizations.

Manner of social criticism:

- Organize conferences of social criticism;

- Send draft documents of social criticism to relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals for collection of suggestions on social criticism.

- Organize dialogs between the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and agencies, organizations that have draft documents of social criticism;

- The Standing committee of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government shall cooperate with the Presidium of the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front in promulgating the Joint Resolution detailing this Article.

3. Rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front of social criticism

According to Article 35 of the Law on Vietnamese Fatherland Front 2015, rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front of social criticism are as follows:

- Construct contents and plans for social criticism;

- Request agencies and organizations in charge to prepare and send draft documents along with other necessary information and documents;

- Execute manners of social criticism;

- Formulate documents of criticism and make their submission to agencies, organizations that have draft documents of social criticism;

- Request agencies in charge to prepare and issue a written reply to proposals from by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front;

4. Rights and responsibilities of agencies, organizations in charge of drafting documents of social criticism

Besides, rights and responsibilities of agencies, organizations in charge of drafting documents of social criticism are also specified as follows:

- Send draft documents of social criticism to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front at least 15 days before submission to competent agencies for promulgation of documents; make provision of necessary information and documents;

- Delegate concerned persons to take part in conferences of social criticism or take part in dialogs at the request of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front;

- Make a written reply to proposals from the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, provide explanation if failing to receive proposals; report criticism made by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to agencies, organizations having authority to issue documents.

This is the content of Article 36 of the Law on Vietnamese Fatherland Front 2015.

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