Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s CourtNguyen Hoa Binh, who is leading a high-level Vietnamese delegation to visitItaly from May 9-14, has told Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Italy.
The ongoing visit aims to strengthen cooperativeties with the host’s Supreme Court of Cassation via exchanging information onthe respective legal and judicial systems and sharing experience in lawbuilding and judicial reform.
During the working tour of Italy, the Vietnameseofficials met with President of the Supreme Court of Cassation Giovanni Canzioand worked with the High Council of the Judiciary to discuss matters of mutualconcerns.
They learnt about the organization, authoritiesand missions of the High Council of the Judiciary; the independence of Italy’scourt system; regulations on the appointment, rotation, and evaluation ofcapacity for judges and public prosecutors, and disciplinary procedures againstjudges.
Binh said the two sides agreed to enhancecooperation between the courts and exchange all-level court delegations andinformation on crime prevention, while sharing experience in the field andstepping up collaboration in training judges and managing their activities.
As Vietnam is pushing ahead with judicialreform, the experience learned from Italy will help the Southeast Asian countryto improve the judgment quality and judicial operational efficiency, he added.
The Vietnamese representatives also visited ajudicial training school in the host country to study its organization andtraining of judges and public prosecutors.
They are scheduled to visit France and attendthe International Judicial Conference in Paris from May 14-21. - VNA
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