The training conference was attended by nearly 110 delegates from the State Legal Aid Center of Hau Giang Province under the Department of Justice of Can Tho City, representatives of procedural authorities and officers, and civil servants from 28 commune-level units across Can Tho City. The conference speaker was Dr. Nguyen Van Diep, Lawyer, and former Deputy Director of the Judicial Academy.
At the conference, Dr. Nguyen Van Diep shared with the officials several practical skills for legal aid officers and lawyers collaborating with the State Legal Aid Center when participating in legal proceedings, in accordance with the current legal regulations.
According to Dr. Diep, legal aid is an important policy aimed at ensuring access to justice for disadvantaged groups, contributing to the realization of human rights and citizens’ rights as provided in the Constitution. The Law on Legal Aid 2017 (effective from January 1, 2018) and its guiding documents have established a new legal framework, expanded the scope of beneficiaries, and improved the organizational system to enhance the quality and professionalism of legal aid services. However, during implementation, several obstacles have emerged, requiring amendments and supplements to meet practical demands and respond to socio-economic changes, digital transformation, and the trend toward the socialization of legal services.
Dr. Nguyen Van Diep stated that legal aid officers and lawyers collaborating with the State Legal Aid Center, when participating in legal proceedings as defense counsels for persons denounced or recommended for prosecution; persons held in urgent cases; arrestees; detainees; accused persons; or defendants, are responsible for employing all measures prescribed by law to clarify circumstances proving their clients’ innocence, as well as mitigating factors concerning criminal and civil liabilities, in order to protect their lawful rights and interests. Similarly, legal aid officers and lawyers collaborating with the State Legal Aid Center, when participating in legal proceedings as representatives protecting the lawful rights and interests of victims, civil plaintiffs, or civil defendants, are also obliged to employ all measures provided by law to clarify the objective facts of the case and thereby ensure the best protection of the rights and lawful interests of the aided persons assigned to them.
Within the framework of the conference, the speaker also provided essential information on the right to legal aid for commune-level civil servants in the locality, accompanied by practical examples to illustrate and facilitate their understanding and application in daily professional work.
In addition, the speaker, together with the delegates, engaged in discussions and practical case studies, thereby addressing participants’ questions related to legal aid activities. The delegates also shared difficulties and obstacles encountered in the practical implementation of legal aid information provision at the local level, allowing for joint discussion and resolution.
Through the training conference, legal aid officers, procedural authorities, procedural officers, as well as commune-level officials and civil servants gained a clearer understanding of the contents requiring coordination in providing legal aid information, thereby enabling them to better assist the public—especially people in ethnic minority areas—in gaining timely access to legal information.
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