To minimize the rate of judgments being overturned or amended due to subjective reasons in Vietnam

To minimize the rate of judgments being overturned or amended due to subjective reasons in Vietnam

Content mentioned in Directive 01/2024/CT-CA on the implementation of key court tasks for the year 2024 issued by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam.

To further enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and reputation of the People's Courts, meeting the requirements of judicial reform, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court requests Chief Justices of all levels, Heads of units within the Supreme People's Court to strictly implement the set targets, tasks, and solutions.

In particular, leadership and direction should be urgently provided to construct specific, feasible work programs and plans suitable to the unit's actual circumstances. Proactively implement breakthrough solutions to successfully meet the targets and requirements set by the National Assembly and the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam; strive to achieve and exceed the fundamental targets as follows:

1. Ensure 100% of cases are resolved within the legally prescribed time limit. Specifically, resolve and adjudicate over 90% of criminal cases; over 85% of civil cases and matters; over 65% of administrative cases; over 99% for petitions for the consideration and application of administrative handling measures in court; over 60% for petitions for cassation and retrial.

2. Ensure 100% of court judgments and decisions are issued within the legally prescribed time limit (including criminal enforcement decisions for 100% of those sentenced to imprisonment, commercial entities sentenced).

3. Ensure 100% recognition decisions of parties' agreements are not annulled or amended through cassation procedures.

To minimize the rate of judgments being overturned or amended due to subjective reasons in Vietnam (Internet image)

4. Minimize the rate of judgments and decisions being annulled or amended due to subjective reasons; ensure that the total number of judgments and decisions annulled or amended due to subjective reasons does not exceed 1.5% of the total cases resolved.

5. Strive for successful mediation and dialogue in civil, marriage and family, commercial, labor cases, and administrative complaints under the provisions of Law on Mediation and Dialogue at Court, Civil Procedure Code, Administrative Procedure Law at a higher rate than in 2023.

6. Organize trial sessions for experience-sharing effectively, ensuring that in 2024, each Judge conducts at least one trial session for experience-sharing within their unit. Each district-level court must organize at least one trial session for experience-sharing broadcasted live to the two-level People's Courts in the province; each provincial-level People's Court must organize at least one trial session for experience-sharing broadcasted live to the two-level People's Courts in the provinces within the jurisdiction of a regional People's Court; encourage the live broadcasting of trial sessions for experience-sharing nationwide.

7. The Review and Inspection Departments of the Supreme People's Court, regional People's Courts, and local People's Courts shall regularly review and propose judgments and decisions that can develop into case law.

8. Ensure 100% of Judges and officials with judicial titles regularly interact and contribute at least one question and answer to the Virtual Assistant software.

More details can be found in Directive 01/2024/CT-CA for the year 2024.

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