On the afternoon of August 21, at the questioning session of the National Assembly Standing Committee, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (Ho Chi Minh City Delegation) asked Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long: "Is there a situation of group interests and local interests in law-making work?".
Responding to this issue, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long said that there is not enough basis to confirm whether or not there are group interests or local interests in the work of lawmaking. law.
However, through corruption and economic cases as well as conclusions about violations issued by inspection and examination agencies and information accessed by themselves, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Ministry of Justice Le Thanh Long found that there are signs, but the extent cannot be confirmed.
According to Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long, recently, the Politburo has issued regulations related to many fields, from inspection, inspection, investigation, prosecution, and trial. to executing judgments, developing laws...
Among the above, regulations on power control in lawmaking are the most difficult, because this is an area with certain characteristics.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long emphasized that law-making is a collective project, going through many different stages, from Ministries and branches to the Government and National Assembly Committees. , National Assembly Standing Committee, National Assembly…
After the Politburo's Regulation No. 178, the Ministry of Justice advised the Government to thoroughly understand it, not just listen to it. In the future, the Ministry of Justice will continue to thoroughly grasp and at the same time realize the solutions in the law project on promulgation of legal documents (amended).
Participating in questioning Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long, delegate Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi (Ben Tre Delegation) said Resolution No. 853/2023 on questioning activities at the 25th session of the The Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly has proposed to strictly control the development and promulgation of documents detailing and guiding the implementation of laws, ordinances, and resolutions, to overcome the situation of arrears and slow promulgation. or the newly issued document has to be amended due to inappropriateness.
However, from the beginning of the year to May 5, 2024, there are still 12 documents outstanding, accounting for 25%. This creates a legal vacuum, making it difficult for local State management.
Responding to questions, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long said that the total number of documents the Government and ministries need to develop and promulgate is 261 detailed regulations.
Regarding the 128 documents detailing the implementation of laws and resolutions that have taken effect, up to this point 106 documents have been issued, 22 documents are still outstanding, compared to previous years, the progress of promulgating documents better.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long also stated the reason for the slow promulgation of documents regulating Tet, there are documents with difficult content, although it has been discussed many times but there is no solution. radical law.
