Qualifications for appointment and issuance of judicial expert cards in the judicial field in Vietnam

Qualifications for appointment and issuance of judicial expert cards in the judicial field in Vietnam

Qualifications for appointment and issuance of judicial expert cards in Vietnam are as follows:

Qualifications for appointment and issuance of judicial expert cards specified in Point b, Clause 1, Article 7 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012 are implemented as follows:

- Obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in law or other majors appropriate to their job title or position, trained by a Vietnamese educational institution as per the law or by a foreign educational institution and accredited for use in Vietnam.

- Have working experience in the trained field for at least 5 years from the date of recruitment or acceptance for work or registration to practice in the judicial field, consistent with the field of judicial expertise to which they are appointed.

Recognition of ad hoc judicial expertise performers and ad hoc judicial expertise institutions in Vietnam

Based on the actual expertise needs in proceedings, the heads of units affiliated to the Ministry of Justice shall take charge and coordinate with the Department of Judicial Support in selecting qualified people as prescribed in Article 18 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012, and then sending a request for recognition of ad hoc judicial expertise performers to the Minister of Justice;

The Director of the Department of Judicial Support shall select qualified institutions as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012, Article 5 of Circular 09/2023/TT-BTP and send a request for recognition of ad hoc judicial expertise institutions to the Minister of Justice.

Based on the expertise needs in local proceedings, the Director of Department of Justice shall review and select qualified people as prescribed in Article 18 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012 and qualified institutions as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19 of the Law on Judicial Expertise 2012, Article 5 of Circular 09/2023/TT-BTP and send a request for recognition of ad hoc judicial expertise performers and ad hoc judicial expertise institutions to the Provincial People's Committee.

More details can be found in Circular 09/2023/TT-BTP, taking effect on December 29, 2023.

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