NA approves bills on State compensation liability, legal aid

Deputies voted to approve the draft revised Law on State compensation liability and the revised Law on legal aid during the third session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi on June 20.
NA approves bills on State compensation liability, legal aid ảnh 1Deputies at the third session of the 14th National Assembly (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Deputies voted to approvethe draft revised Law on State compensation liability and the revised Law onlegal aid during the third session of the 14th National Assembly in Hanoi onJune 20.

With 92.46 percent of approval, the reviseddraft Law on State compensation liability comprises nine chapters and 78articles, stipulating the State liability for compensating individuals andorganisations suffering from damage caused by official-duty performers inadministrative management, procedure and judgement execution, among others.

It also defines rights and obligations ofsufferers and compensation-liable agencies, procedures to settle compensationclaims, and responsibilities of State-run agencies in the field, among others.

Meanwhile, the revised Law on legal aid received93.28 percent of yes votes. It comprises eight chapters and 51 articles,stipulating those who are subject to legal assistance, legal aid activities,and responsibilities of agencies, organisations and individuals in the sphere.

It states that legal aid is the provision offree legal services for eligible people, contributing to ensuring human andcitizen rights in access to justice and equality.

Some lawmakers proposed reviewing regulations onchildren, people with disability, and victims of human trafficking, as well assupplementing some subjects to the group of those receiving legal aid such aspeople living in the poverty line, those completing prison sentences, andoverseas Vietnamese.

Head of the NA Committee for Legal AffairsNguyen Khac Dinh said the scope of people receiving legal assistance in thedraft law has increased to 14 groups from the current seven.

The NA Standing Committee asked the legislatureto continue expanding legal assistance for all children and ethnic minoritypeople living in particularly disadvantaged areas.-VNA
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