PROCEDURE LAWS (Civil & Penal)

The Civil Procedure Code provides for the basic principles in civil proceedings; the order and procedures for initiating lawsuits at People’s Court to settle cases of

• civil lawsuits, civil matters, civil cases

• civil lawsuits, civil marriage, civil dispute

• Civil negotiation, civil marriage, civil dispute

The Civil Procedure Code applies to

• all civil proceedings throughout the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• all civil proceedings conducted by consular offices of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in foreign countries

• the settlement of civil cases involving foreign element(s); where the international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a signatory provide otherwise, the provisions of such international treaties shall apply.

• Both a, b, and c are true

The Courts shall only accept for settlement of civil cases

• when they have received lawsuit petitions and/or written requests from an involved party and shall settle the civil cases only within the scope of such lawsuit petition or written request.

• when they have received lawsuit petitions from an involved party and shall settle the civil cases only within the scope of such lawsuit petition or written request.

• when they have received lawsuit petitions and/or written requests from an involved party and shall settle the civil cases as they want.

During the civil case settlement, the involved parties

• shall have a right to terminate or change their petitions or voluntarily reach an agreement with one another, which is not contrary to law and social ethics.

• Don’t terminate or change their petitions or voluntarily reach an agreement with one another

• Can request the courts to terminate or change their petitions or voluntarily reach an agreement with one another, which is not contrary to law and social ethics.

The responsibility to transfer court judgments, decisions, summons, invitations, and other papers at the request of the Court belongs to

• Court only

• People's Committees at all levels or relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals

• Procuracy

• Commune-level People's Committee or related agencies, organizations, and individuals

Mediation in civil procedures:

• The Courts have the responsibility to conduct mediation

• The Courts don’t have the responsibility to conduct mediation

• The Procuracies have the responsibility to conduct mediation

The Courts shall assist the involved parties to collect evidence and

• shall only collect and verify the evidence at the request of the lawyer

• shall only collect and verify the evidence in the cases prescribed by this Code.

• shall only collect and verify the evidence at the request of the parties.

First-instance judgments or decisions of the Courts shall become legally effective if

• They are appealed against according to appellate procedures within the time limit provided for by this Code

• They are not appealed against according to appellate procedures within the time limit provided for by this Code.

• They are proposed by the courts within the time limit provided for by this Code

Representatives in civil proceedings included

• Legal representative

• Authorized Representative

• Both Answers a & b are true

In what cases do the involved parties not authorize others to act on their behalf?

• Make a birth certificate

• For divorce

• Marriage registration

• All answers are wrong