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On the morning of January 23, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Justice organized a discussion to collect opinions from experts, scientists and representatives of ministries, branches and localities on the draft policies of the Law on Dissemination and Legal Education (amended). Download Director of the Department of Legal Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) Cu Thu Anh gave the opening speech of the Seminar. Photo: VGP/DA Speaking at the opening of the discussion, Mr. Cu Thu Anh, Director of the Department of Dissemination, Legal Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice) said that the Law on Dissemination and Legal Education (PBGDPL) 2012 took effect from January 1, 2013. Faced with the rapid changes in social life, the Law has revealed a number of limitations that affect the quality and effectiveness of this work. Among the causes of the shortcomings and limitations stem from the inadequacy of some regulations in the 2012 Law on Legal Education and Training. The discussion aims to gather in-depth opinions, focusing on the appropriateness of proposed policies, evaluating the feasibility, suitability and impact of proposed solutions in each policy; Propose new policies that need to be added to the Law on Legal Education and Training (amended) and implementation solutions to help improve the quality and effectiveness of legal education and counseling in the coming time. In the report, Mr. Phan Hong Nguyen, Deputy Director of the Department of Dissemination, Legal Education and Legal Aid, said that the Ministry of Justice has developed an assessment report and proposed amendments to the Law in a comprehensive manner, appropriate to the new context. The Ministry of Justice plans to introduce 6 basic policy groups. into the Law on PBGDPL (amended). In particular, the first policy focuses on clearly defining the responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in state management and organizing the dissemination and education of laws, thereby improving the effectiveness and efficiency of management, overcoming overlap and formality; consistent with the requirements of promoting decentralization, decentralization, streamlining the apparatus and operating two-level local governments. The second policy aims to promote the role of inter-sectoral coordination mechanism in law dissemination and education. Based on the practice of merging the Council for Coordination of Law Dissemination and Education and the Interdisciplinary Coordination Council on Legal Aid under Decision No. 26/2025/QD-TTg, the draft Law proposes to change its name to Coordination Council for Law Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid. The Council is established uniformly at the Central, provincial and commune levels, contributing to enhancing the role of directing and coordinating legal dissemination and education activities. The third policy aims to ensure fairness and equality in access to the law for special and disadvantaged groups, achieving the goal of no one left behind. In addition to the specified target groups, the draft Law adds a number of new groups such as homeless people; people serving sentences or non-custodial judicial measures; people on conditional release or special amnesty; victims of new forms of violence... The fourth policy focuses on innovating legal education for officials, civil servants and in educational institutions. The draft Law supplements regulations on annual legal training for officials and civil servants associated with job positions; Combine equipping knowledge with training skills and legal thinking in performing public duties. Download Panoramic Discussion. Photo: VGP/DAThe fifth policy emphasizes linking policy communication with law dissemination and education right from the law-making stage. The draft Law adds regulations on early communication of policies that have a major impact on society, clearly defining coordination responsibilities between the drafting agency and press agencies. The National Law Portal is defined as a shared legal digital platform, integrating legal data, creating an interaction channel between the State and people and businesses... The 6th policy focuses on perfecting regulations on resources for law dissemination and education. The draft Law adjusts regulations on legal reporters and propagandists towards clear decentralization; Encourage the participation of judges, prosecutors, lawyers, notaries, legal assistants and legal practice organizations. The amendment needs to be approached at the overall policy level. At the discussion, delegates focused on clarifying the context, the need to amend the law, problems in practice and on proposing 6 key policy groups, aiming to perfect the institution and improve the effectiveness of legal advocacy in the current period. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Doan, a senior lecturer at Hanoi Law University, expressed his basic agreement with the revised policy groups on legal dissemination and education, and said that the amendments need to be approached at the overall policy level, not just at specific regulations. Regarding the responsibility of disseminating and educating the law, Prof. Dr. Nguyen Minh Doan proposed regulations in the direction that all agencies and organizations have responsibility, instead of just being attached to the agency that develops and promulgates documents. In particular, it is necessary to clearly identify the entities that play key roles such as the Government, the Ministry of Justice, state administrative agencies, educational and training institutions and especially information and mass media agencies... Download Ms. Pham Thuy Hanh, Deputy Director of the Department of HealthApplying the law, the Government Office expressed opinions at the Discussion. Photo: VGP/DA Through research and monitoring the practice of law enforcement, Ms. Pham Thuy Hanh, Deputy Director of the Department of Law, Government Office basically agrees with the scope of comprehensive amendments to
