How to control power in lawmaking?

(NLDO) - Experts say that policy corruption is the most dangerous because it is very sophisticated, difficult to detect, and has a whole process and system.

On the afternoon of December 30, the Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Officials held a scientific workshop on controlling power, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in law-making: Theoretical and practical issues.

Promote decentralization and delegation of power

Speaking at the workshop, Dr. Tran Tuan Duy, Deputy Head of the Faculty of State and Law, Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Officials, emphasized that controlling power, preventing corruption and negativity in law-making is not only the task of state agencies but also the responsibility of the whole society.

Dr. Tran Tuan Duy said that this workshop will gather theoretical issues on power control, anti-corruption and negativity in law-making work, and at the same time draw lessons from experience to propose practical and feasible solutions to improve law-making work in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the whole country in general in the coming time.

Delegates at the workshop; Photo: Nguyen Phan

At the workshop, scientists and experts from many fields pointed out existing problems, opportunities and challenges in controlling power and preventing corruption and negativity in law-making. At the same time, they proposed practical solutions to contribute to perfecting the legal system in Vietnam.

Ms. Pham Phuong Thao, former Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee and former Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, acknowledged that currently, some laws have a short "lifespan" and are outdated as soon as they are passed, so many investors see them as risky.

Ms. Pham Phuong Thao, former Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, former Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council, spoke at the workshop; Photo: Nguyen Phan

From there, Ms. Pham Phuong Thao said that it is necessary to improve the quality of draft legal documents; improve the quality of document drafting, so that there are fewer sub-law documents, and that legal documents are enacted and put into practice.

In addition, it is necessary to improve the quality of full-time National Assembly deputies to ensure the process of examining legal documents. In policy and law making, it is necessary to clearly decentralize and delegate power; avoid the mechanism of asking and giving; and have an address to take responsibility if wrong decisions are made, causing delays and congestion.

Dr. Nguyen Minh Nhut, senior lecturer, former Head of the Faculty of Administrative Management, Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Officials, said that there are currently three main forms of corruption. These are: corruption of assets; corruption of political power and corruption of policies. He analyzed that among the above forms, corruption of policies is the most dangerous because it is very sophisticated, difficult to detect, and has a whole process and system.

Therefore, it is necessary to promote the integrity of the subjects participating in policy making. In this regard, integrity is not only a matter of moral education but must be legalized and sanctioned; those working in law making must be professional and have high capacity.

Building a "power cage" mechanism

Dr. Hoang Ngoc Anh, lecturer at the School of Training and Development of Procuratorate Professionalism in Ho Chi Minh City, believes that controlling power in law-making is the premise and fundamental condition for preventing and combating corruption and negativity.

To improve the effectiveness of law-making, Dr. Hoang Ngoc Anh said that it is necessary to pay more attention to personnel work. Choosing the right person and assigning the right job is a prerequisite for the success of a legal project.

At the same time, strengthen dialogue activities in law-making work, dialogue to the end on issues with many different viewpoints in draft legal documents, avoid doing things for the sake of it, formality, and subjectivity.

Dr. Nguyen Hai Ho, Head of the Faculty of State and Law, Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Officials, spoke at the conference; Photo: Nguyen Phan

Meanwhile, Dr. Nguyen Hai Ho, Head of the Department of State and Law of the Ho Chi Minh City Academy of Officials, said that it is necessary to plan a national strategy on controlling power, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in the law-making work in the coming time. Continue to perfect the prevention mechanism (building a mechanism to "cage power"; "control power"), ensuring that "it is impossible", "not daring", "not necessary" to commit corruption in the law-making work.

At the same time, build an inter-sectoral mechanism to limit local and group interests in law-making; assign tasks, responsibilities, and coordinate from policy planning, drafting advice, policy impact assessment, policy development implementation, drafting advice, policy impact assessment, policy development implementation, and incorporating policies into legal documents.

According to Dr. Nguyen Hai Ho, it is necessary to study the Party's regulations on controlling power, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in various fields, especially Regulation 178 on controlling power, preventing and combating corruption and negativity in law-making work.

In addition, it is necessary to determine legal responsibilities, including imposing sanctions associated with legal consequences that the law-making entity must bear if violations occur and vice versa, and to provide appropriate rewards, apply integrity mechanisms in law-making work; train and build a team of talented and virtuous experts in drafting legal documents.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/lam-sao-kiem-soat-quyen-luc-trong-cong-tac-xay-dung-phap-luat-19624123017252894.htm