Towards a modern legal system, operating on a digital data platform
According to the General Secretary and President, the results of law-making and law enforcement must be measured by the bottlenecks removed and resources unlocked.
Towards a modern legal system, operating on a digital data platform
On the morning of September 28, in Hanoi, the Standing Committee of the Central Steering Committee for Institutional Improvement and Law Enforcement (Steering Committee) held the September 2026 Meeting. General Secretary, President To Lam, Head of the Steering Committee chaired the Meeting.
Attending the Meeting were Politburo members: Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; Standing Secretary of the Secretariat Tran Cam Tu, Standing Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; Politburo members, members of the Secretariat, members of the Party Central Committee, Standing members of the Steering Committee, members of the Steering Committee and representatives of leaders of a number of relevant central committees, ministries, and sectors.
Concluding the meeting, General Secretary and President To Lam emphasized that law-making and law enforcement must be a unified whole.
The results of law-making and law enforcement must be measured by the removal of "bottlenecks", reduced compliance costs, resources being cleared, discipline and order being strengthened, and the legitimate rights and interests of the people and businesses being ensured, socio-economic development, improved material and spiritual life of the people, national defense and security being ensured; national confidence and competitiveness being enhanced.
Regarding the general review of the system of legal normative documents, the General Secretary and President requested to continue to improve the quality, progress and responsibility; focus on handling issues hindering investment, production, business or increasing compliance costs.
It is proposed that the National Assembly Party Committee coordinate with the Government Party Committee and relevant agencies to complete the Report on the results of the general review and overall handling solutions, and submit it to the Steering Committee at the second Meeting, expected in December 2026.
Regarding the Project "Strategy for perfecting the Vietnamese legal system in the new era", the General Secretary and President said that the Standing Committee of the Steering Committee basically agreed on a approach to perfecting the legal system in the overall development institutional ecosystem; requiring a clear definition of goals to 2030, vision to 2045 with measurable criteria.
By 2030, it is necessary to create a clear change in law enforcement, soon fundamentally overcome the situation of law enforcement being considered a weak link, thoroughly handle the situation of delays and debts of detailed regulations; and at the same time complete major tasks on Legislative orientation and summarize the 2013 Constitution.
By 2045, towards a modern legal system, operating on the basis of digital data and artificial intelligence; a democratic, incorruptible, and professional judiciary.
The Standing Committee of the Steering Committee basically agreed on 3 breakthroughs in law-making and law enforcement thinking; breakthrough in law enforcement; breakthrough in legal human resources. At the same time, it requested to complete the Project to submit to the Steering Committee at the second Meeting, expected in December 2026.
Overcoming weaknesses and "bottlenecks" in law enforcement
General Secretary and President emphasized that the law must be sufficiently stable so that people and businesses can feel secure in investing, anticipating their rights and obligations; and at the same time, it must be sufficiently flexible to meet development requirements, international integration, adapt to scientific and technological advances and new business models, combat climate change and new problems arising in practice. The transition from pre-inspection to post-inspection must be based on standards, data, risk management and accountability.
Regarding breakthrough solutions in law enforcement organization and building a culture of law compliance, the General Secretary and President clearly stated that this is a particularly important task to overcome weaknesses and "bottlenecks" in law enforcement; it is necessary to study and improve regulations on law enforcement organization in the draft Law on Legal Documents.
The General Secretary and President requested that the organization of implementation must become a continuous responsibility from policy making to evaluating results. Agencies managing industries, fields, and localities and heads are primarily responsible.
At the meeting, General Secretary and President To Lam also gave opinions on amending and supplementing the 2015 Penal Code and the 2015 Law on Organization of Criminal Investigation Agencies; mechanism for handling administrative violations; mechanism for resolving civil disputes.
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