Chương 4 Luật Tổ chức Viện Kiểm sát nhân dân 2002: kiểm sát việc giải quyết các vụ án dân sự, hôn nhân và gia đình, hành chính, kinh tế, lao động và những việc khác theo quy định của pháp luật

Chapter IV

CONTROLLING THE SETTLEMENT OF CIVIL, MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, ADMINISTRATIVE, ECONOMIC AND LABOR CASES AS WELL AS OTHER MATTERS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF LAW

Article 20.- The People’s Procuracies shall control the settlement of civil, marriage and family, administrative, economic and labor cases as well as other matters under the provisions of law in order to ensure that cases are settled in strict accordance with law and in time.

Article 21.- When controlling the settlement of civil, marriage and family, administrative, economic and labor cases as well as other matters according to law provisions, the People’s Procuracies shall have the following tasks and powers:

1. To control the case processing and dossier compilation; to request the People’s Courts to verify or to verify by themselves matters which need to be clarified in order to properly handle the cases;

2. To institute cases according to law provisions;

3. To attend court hearings and state their opinions on settlement of cases;

4. To control the law observance in the adjudicating activities of the People’s Courts;

5. To control the law observance by people involved in the legal proceedings;

6. To control judgments and decisions of the People’s Courts;

7. To request the People’s Courts to apply temporary urgent measures under the provisions of law;

8. To request the People’s Courts of the same and subordinate levels to transfer dossiers of civil, marriage and family, administrative, economic and labor cases as well as other matters according to the provisions of law for consideration and decision on the protest.

Article 22.- When controlling the settlement of civil, marriage and family, administrative, economic and labor cases as well as other matters according to law provisions, the People’s Procuracies are entitled to protest according to appellate, supervisory and review procedures against judgments and/or decisions of People’s Courts according to law provisions; propose the People’s Courts of the same and subordinate levels to redress the law violations in the settlement of cases; if signs of criminal offenses are detected, the criminal institution shall apply.