THE PRESIDENT

Order No. 08/2013/L-CTN of June 28, 2013, on promulgation of law

THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALISTREPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Articles 103 and 106 of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the X^th National Assembly, the 10^th session;

Pursuant to Article 91 of the Law on Organization of the National Assembly;

Pursuant to Article 57 of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents,

PROMULGATES

the Law on Grassroots Conciliation,

which was passed on June 20, 2013, by the XIII^th National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 5^th session.

President of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam
TRUONG TAN SANG

Law on Grassroots Conciliation

(No. 35/2013/QH13)

Pursuant to the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10;

The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Grassroots Conciliation.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Law provides the principles and the State’s policies on grassroots conciliation, conciliators and conciliation teams; grassroots conciliation activities; and responsibilities of agencies and organizations in grassroots conciliation activities.

2. Conciliation activities of courts and arbitrations, commercial conciliation, labor conciliation and conciliation at People’s Committees of communes, wards or townships (below referred collectively to as commune level) are not governed by this Law.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Grassroots conciliation means the process whereby conciliators guide and assist the involved parties in reaching agreement on voluntary settlement between themselves of conflicts, disputes or law violations in accordance with this Law.

2. Grassroots means villages, hamlets, street residential groups, street quarters, street blocks and other residential communities (below referred collectively to as villages and street residential groups).

3. Parties means individuals, groups of individuals, families, groups of families or organizations involved in a conflict, dispute or law violation as provided in this Law.

4. Conciliator means a person recognized in accordance with this Law to conduct grassroots conciliation activities.

5. Conciliation team means a people’s self-managed organization set up at the grassroots level for conciliation activities in accordance with this Law.

Article 3. Scope of grassroots conciliation

1. Grassroots conciliation is carried out for conflicts, disputes and law violations, except the following cases:

a/ Conflicts and disputes that infringe upon the State’s interests or public interests;

b/ Violations of the law on marriage and family and civil transactions, which must not be conciliated as provided by the civil procedure law;

c/ Law violations which, according to regulations, must be examined for penal liability or administratively handled;

d/ Other conflicts and disputes which must not be conciliated at the grassroots as provided by law.

2. The Government shall detail this Article.