Chapter VI
SOCIAL CRITICISM
Article 32. Nature, purpose and principles of social criticism
1. Social criticism by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front means the committees of Vietnamese Fatherland Front at all levels engages themselves or requests their member organizations to give comments, assessment and raise political opinions, proposals over draft legislation, planning, plans, programs and projects (hereinafter referred to as draft documents) by the State.
2. Social criticism by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front is of social nature, objective, scientific, constructive and makes a contribution toward ensuring rightness and suitability for social life and efficiency of draft documents; ensuring lawful rights and interests of the people; bringing into play democracy and enhancing unanimity of the society;
3. Activities of social criticism are executed according to principles of democracy, public disclosure, transparency, ensuring participation of members, associates, union members and the people; respecting different views not in opposition to lawful rights and interests of the people, interests of the nation.
Article 33. Subjects, contents and scope of social criticism
1. Subjects of social criticism by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are draft documents by regulatory agencies at the same level in direct connection with lawful rights and interests of the people, rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front.
2. Scope of social criticism by Vietnamese Fatherland Front includes necessities, conformity with guidelines of the Communist Party, policies and laws of the State; rightness, scientificity and feasibility; assessment of impacts and efficiency of politics, economics, culture, society, National defense and security, and external relation activities of draft documents; ensuring harmony between interests of the State, people and organizations.
3. The Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front shall preside over social criticism for subjects and contents as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article.
At the request of the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front or as prescribed, socio-political organizations shall preside over social criticism for subjects and contents as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, of this Article in direct connection with lawful rights and interests of members, associates, rights and responsibilities of their own organizations.
Other member organizations shall cooperate with the Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front to conduct social criticism for subjects and contents as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2 of this Article in direct connection with lawful rights and interests of the members, associates, rights and responsibilities of their own organizations.
Article 34. Manner of social criticism
1. Organize conferences of social criticism;
2. Send draft documents of social criticism to relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals for collection of suggestions on social criticism.
3. Organize dialogs between the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and agencies, organizations that have draft documents of social criticism;
4. The Standing committee of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government shall cooperate with Presidium of the Central Committee of Vietnamese Fatherland Front in promulgating the Joint Resolution detailing this Article.
Article 35. Rights and responsibilities of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front of social criticism
1. Construct contents and plans for social criticism;
2. Request agencies and organizations in charge to prepare and send draft documents along with other necessary information and documents;
3. Execute manners of social criticism;
4. Formulate documents of criticism and make their submission to agencies, organizations that have draft documents of social criticism;
5. Request agencies in charge to prepare and issue a written reply to proposals from by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front;
Article 36. Rights and responsibilities of agencies, organizations in charge of drafting documents of social criticism
1. Send draft documents of social criticism to the Vietnamese Fatherland Front at least 15 days before submission to competent agencies for promulgation of documents; make provision of necessary information and documents;
2. Delegate concerned persons to take part in conferences of social criticism or take part in dialogs at the request of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front;
3. Make a written reply to proposals from the Vietnamese Fatherland Front, provide explanation if failing to receive proposals; report criticism made by the Vietnamese Fatherland Front to agencies, organizations having authority to issue documents;
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