1. Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hoang Academy of Politics, Region I
STRENTHENING THE CAPACITY OF THE LAW AND POLICY MAKING AGENCIES AIMS AT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Vu Hoang Academy of Politics, Region I

2. Introduction
The law and policy making bodies
Shortcomings and gaps
Recommendations

3. Introduction
Sustainable development
Building a legal system toward the goal of sustainable development
Strengthening access to justice and protection of citizens’ rights is envolvingly the next key step in Viet Nam’s legal and judicial reforms

4. The law and policy making bodies
National Assembly
Standing Committee of the National Assembly
Government
Ministries, Ministry-equivalent Agencies and Government-affiliated Agencies
Ministry of Justice
Subordinate units under Ministries of Justice
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5. An overview of the current drafting process of law and policy in Vietnam
Ministries Proposal
Opinions of ministries, branches and localities
Drafting Board and Editorial Team

6. An overview of the current drafting process of law and policy in Vietnam
Ministries Proposal
Ministries are the first subjects initiated many important ideas, law and policy proposals
Ministries sponsored many important ideas, law and policy proposals
The Ministry of Justice shall be responsible for supporting the Government in formulating proposed law/ordinance development programmes based on proposals from Ministries, Ministry-equivalent Agencies and Government-affiliated Agencies
The Minister of Justice is responsible to the Government for the contents of evaluation of bills

7. An overview of the current drafting process of law and policy in Vietnam
Government and Ministries
Ministries are the first subjects initiated many important ideas, law and policy proposals
The Government is the most important subject in submitting bills

8. Opinions of ministries, branches and localities
An overview of the current drafting process of law and policy in Vietnam
Opinions of ministries, branches and localities
Consult opinions of ministries, branches and localities

9. Drafting Board and Editorial Team
An overview of the current drafting process of law and policy in Vietnam
Drafting Board and Editorial Team
Drafting Boards shall be responsible for organizing the drafting of the proposed laws/ordinances and draft resolutions as well as be responsible to the lead drafting agencies/organizations for the quality and progress of this job
Editorial team members are fully responsible to participate to the activities of an editorial team and be assigned by the Chief Editor

10. Shortcomings and gaps in law and policy drafting processes
Many issues of the Bill is rarely identified since the proposal of the Law
Inconsistent Legislative Technique
Lack of the participation of people in the process of law making
Lack of the accountability of the drafting agency
Limitation of the access to the legal system

11. Recommendations
Law and policy making as a separate stage prior to drafting a Bill
Improve RIA
good tool for the establishment of law and policies
clearly determining which objectives need to be met in order to minimize undesirable impacts
to link and unify various objectives of different policies so that to ensure comprehensiveness of the policy
Feedback
Overcoming incoherent in the process of law and policy making

12. Recommendations Omnibus techniques
an omnibus bill seeks to amend, repeal or enact several Acts, and is characterized by the fact that it has a number of related but separate “initiatives”
Increase the investment funding for the law and policy making
Broadening the subjects has the right to submit bills