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On the afternoon of September 4, in City. In Da Nang, the Ministry of Justice organized a workshop to comment on the draft Decree detailing a number of articles and measures to ensure the implementation of the Law on Conciliation at the grassroots level. Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc, Head of the Decree Drafting Team, chaired the Workshop. Download Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc spoke at the Workshop - Photo: BTPIn his opening speech at the Workshop, Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Ngoc said that on August 24, 2026, the XVI National Assembly passed the Law on Grassroots Mediation No. 16/2026/QH16, effective from March 1, 2027. This is an important legal document that contributes to perfecting the institution of conciliation at the grassroots level, meeting practical requirements in the new period and demonstrating the strategic orientation of improving the effectiveness of conciliation work at the grassroots level. According to the Deputy Minister, the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents and Directive Documents of the Party and State requires documents guiding the implementation of the Law to take effect at the same time as the Law, to ensure feasibility and meet the requirements of organizing law enforcement. Therefore, the Promulgating a Decree detailing and measures to ensure the implementation of the Law on Conciliation at the grassroots level is an important and urgent task. The Decree must closely follow the Law, the regulations must be specific, clear, feasible, easy to implement, and consistent with actual conditions at the facility; At the same time, avoid bureaucratizing conciliation activities at the grassroots level - which is a form of self-management and volunteerism of the community, contributing to building a strong grassroots conciliation institution, where conflicts and disputes are resolved early with sincerity and consensus. Orienting the content of the Workshop, Director of the Department of Dissemination, Legal Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) Cu Thu Anh asked delegates to focus on commenting on the key contents of the draft Decree to concretize the contents assigned by the Law, ensuring uniformity, clarity and feasibility, creating initiative and convenience for localities in the process of implementing the Law. Download Director of the Department of Dissemination, Legal Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) Cu Thu Anh speaks orienting the content of the Conference - Photo: DA The promulgation of the Decree not only helps the Law on Grassroots Conciliation in 2026 come to life but also institutionalizes the Partys policy on strengthening solutions to improve the effectiveness of grassroots conciliation work, contributing to building great national unity, maintaining security and order and building a safe, civilized society. harmony and development. The draft Decree adds many new contents. Summary report of the draft Decree, Deputy Director of the Department of Dissemination, Legal Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) Ngo Quynh Hoa said that after more than 12 years of implementing Decree No. 15/2014/ND-CP and Joint Resolution No. 01/2014/NQLT-CP-UBTMMTTQVN, some regulations have revealed points that no longer exist. consistent with new requirements. The promulgation of the new Decree aims to fully concretize the contents assigned by the Law, overcome the inadequacies of Decree No. 15/2014/ND-CP, and at the same time fit the context of arranging the local government apparatus, decentralizing, decentralizing power and creating more favorable conditions for grassroots. The draft Decree includes 6 chapters, 35 articles, an increase of 15 articles compared to Decree No. 15/2014/ND-CP. The draft is built in the direction of inheriting appropriate regulations; amend and supplement regulations that are no longer appropriate; At the same time, adding new contents of the Law on Grassroots Mediation in 2026 and necessary issues to organize the implementation of the Law. In particular, the draft provides guidance on determining the scope of mediation; electing conciliators, conciliation team leaders and combining forms of conciliator election; appoint a conciliator; ensure funding, documents, and procedures for requesting remuneration according to the case or matter for mediators and people invited to directly participate in mediation. The draft also stipulates dossiers to request support and create conditions to overcome consequences in case the mediator or person directly invited to participate in mediation has an accident or risk affecting health and life; form of online mediation; handle cases that are not within the scope of conciliation; Invite people to participate in mediation; monitor the implementation of the settlement agreement; resolve cases of failed conciliation; A book to monitor mediation activities at the grassroots level and state management responsibilities for mediation at the grassroots level. Download Deputy Director of the Department of Legal Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) Ngo Quynh Hoa presented a summary of the draft Decree - Photo: DA Clarifying the scope of conciliation, financial mechanism and management responsibilities. Commenting at the Workshop, delegates basically agreed with the inheritance of the provisions of Decree No. 15/2014/ND-CP in the direction of listing cases and matters within the scope of conciliation, thereby creating favorable conditions for conciliators. Determine the scope of mediation. However, delegates recommended continuing to carefully review the regulations to ensure that conciliators can understand and apply them consistently; At the same time, avoid overlapping with the authority of the agency conducting the proceedings. Regarding the regulations on resolving cases and matters that are not within the scope of conciliation in Article 5 of the draft, delegates requested to clarify how to handle when the conciliator has fin
