Litigants have the right to argue and debate in the courtroom in order to participate in all stages of the proceedings. · appointing, transferring or dismissing judges of people`s courts at all levels and military courts; The Supreme People`s Court is the supreme judicial organ of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic and is responsible for adjudicating cases, administering the organization of people`s courts and supervising the administrative work of local and military courts in accordance with the law. Article 52 of the Law on the People`s Court: Military courts are part of the judicial system of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic and are responsible for adjudicating criminal cases concerning offences, military matters or taking place on the grounds of a military base. Only the courts have the power to adjudicate [and] cases in the Lao People`s Democratic Republic. If it deems it necessary, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly may decide to establish a special court. [60] Article 27 of the 2003 People`s Court Law: The courts of appeal are part of the people`s court system of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic [and] have the task of deciding on the first instance decisions of provincial and municipal peoples` courts. Article 28: The territorial jurisdiction of each court of appeal for certain provinces and the place of each court of appeal shall be determined by specific regulations. The procedure is public unless the law provides otherwise. Representatives of social organizations have the right to participate in judicial proceedings, in accordance with the law. The Constitution defines the scope of the task of the Supreme Procurator`s Office, the supreme authority of the Office of the Supreme Procurator, to supervise the activities of prosecutors` offices at all levels.
[146] The Public Prosecutor`s Office Law extends the rights and duties of the Prosecutor General beyond the Constitution to include:[147] Article 37 of the People`s Court Law: Provincial and municipal people`s courts are part of the judicial system of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic and have [the following functions] to adjudicate in the first instance cases that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the district and municipal courts. district; and to rule on decisions of district and district courts at first instance on appeal. Article 47 of the People`s Court Law: District courts and municipal peoples` courts are an integral part of the judicial system of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic; Their main task is to educate people about the laws and mediate disputes between the parties. They also adjudicate minor criminal cases and minor applications for civil cases, as provided for by law. If it deems it necessary, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly may decide to establish a special court. [123] This power is confirmed by the People`s Court Law No. 22/NA of May 10, 2017 (“People`s Court Law”), which is to be exercised through the establishment of juvenile courts. [124] However, the National Assembly resolution establishing a juvenile court has not yet been adopted. The People`s Court has made efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processing of cases by increasing the number of courts in order to provide better access to justice. provide training courses for judges to share their experience in the effective handling of their cases; Improve technical management to ensure that all laws are applied uniformly and uniformly in the same manner.
etc. With regard to mediation, there are three types of mediation, namely the village mediation unit, the Economic Disputes Resolution Office, which is under the Ministry of Justice, and the mediation procedure, which is also carried out by court judges. [7] The People`s Court Law No. 22/NA of 10 May 2017 (“People`s Court Law”) clarifies the provisions of the Constitution relating to the People`s Court. It develops according to the same principle as there are 3 levels of judicial procedure, namely the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. [125] Based on procedural levels, the People`s Courts Law defines the powers of people`s courts as follows:[126] The rights and freedoms of foreigners and persons without nationality are protected by the laws of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic. They have the right to submit proposals, present complaints to the courts and submit petitions to other relevant organizations, and have the duty to respect the Constitution and laws of the Lao People`s Democratic Republic.
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