The Law Committee of the 14th National Assembly convened its first plenary meeting on July 25.

Head of the Law Committee Le Thi Nga speaks at the meeting.

The committee is led by Le Thi Nga, a member of the 14 th NA Standing Committee who was elected to the post during the NA’s sitting on July 22.

The committee has four Vice Chairs, three standing members and 31 other members as approved by the NA Standing Committee.

Chairwoman Le Thi Nga told the committee that in the previous tenure, the NA Law Committee actively coordinated with relevant agencies in the drafting of the 2013 Constitution while leading the assessment and revision of many draft laws before they were submitted to the NA and the NA Standing Committee for approval.

The committee also strengthened the monitoring of the operation of judicial agencies, contributing to the goal of building a clean, strong and democratic judicial system.

The chairwoman pointed to shortcomings in the committee’s monitoring work, particularly in detecting and dealing with some corruption cases. The quality of law assessment and revision still leaves much to be desired.

Addressing the meeting, NA Vice Chairman Uong Chu Luu urged the committee to continue reform its working style to better perform its functions and tasks, meeting the requirements of the NA and the public.

The meeting’s aim was to familiarise members with the committee’s organisation, functions, tasks, power and key missions in the time ahead.

NA Social Affairs Committee convenes first session

The Social Affairs Committee of the 14th National Assembly convened its first plenary session in Hanoi on July 25.

Nguyen Thuy Anh, member of the 14th NA Standing Committee, was elected as Chairwoman of the Social Affairs Committee with 459 votes (92.91 percent) on the 14th NA’s first session on July 22.

The NA Standing Committee also approved four vice chairpersons of the Committee, five permanent members and 41 other members.

Chairwoman Anh said during the tenure, the committee will examine draft laws and ordinances drawn up by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs , including the Law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the Labour Code, the law on prostitution prevention, the law on amendments and supplements to some articles of the law on Vietnamese guest workers under contract, the laws on social sponsoring and social work, and ordinance regarding the implementation of policies to contributors to the national revolution .

The committee will also assess draft laws on population, blood and stem cells, transgenders, traditional medicine, and the revised Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, which were drafted by the Ministry of Public Health.

During the first session, members of the committee discussed their tasks from now until the 14th NA’s second session.

The committee will continue researching and building several draft laws and ordinances, while examining the inclusion of gender equality-related issues in draft laws, ordinances and resolutions of the NA and the NA Standing Committee; and its yearly plan to build laws and legal documents in the fields that the committee is in charge of.

The committee will also be involved in the decision-making process of key national issues.

VNA