National Assembly Chairman: Thoroughly Overcome the 'Disease' of Laws Awaiting Decrees, Decrees Awaiting Circulars

National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn has strongly called for an end to the chronic problem of "laws waiting for decrees, and decrees waiting for circulars" in Vietnam's legislative process. Speaking at a conference on implementing legislative tasks for the 16th National Assembly term, Mẫn acknowledged the collective determination to complete 192 legislative tasks, with the government leading 171 of them.

Mẫn stressed that improving the quality of laws must begin with the government and its ministries. He insisted that submissions must be complete, timely, and of high quality before being presented for review by parliamentary bodies. The goal, he stated, is to overcome existing limitations by innovating legal thinking and methods, effectively utilizing digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI).

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We must strongly shift from a passive state of following reality to proactively leading legislation, with methodical planning, following new processes, new thinking, and applying technology.

He further emphasized that the entire legislative process must be linked to strict power control, enhanced accountability, and anti-corruption measures, ensuring that group or local interests do not prevail. Mẫn noted that since the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly, a new legislative thinking has been adopted, focusing on issuing framework laws and allowing the government and ministries to issue decrees and circulars, aligning with directives from General Secretary and President Tô Lâm.

This approach aims for legislation to not only regulate existing realities but also to pave the way for the future. Mẫn praised the application of digital transformation and AI in the National Assembly's work, stating that without these advancements, the Assembly would struggle to manage the significant legislative workload planned for 2025. He urged a strong shift from a passive, reactive stance to proactively leading legislation with thorough planning, new processes, and modern thinking.

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Laws are enacted late, but decrees and circulars are even more delayed. This is a very old, persistent problem that we must fix. If not thoroughly overcome, this could become a bottleneck in law enforcement.