Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Lawyers
1. Lawyers are those who fully meet conditions to practice their profession under the provisions of this Ordinance and participate in the legal proceedings, to provide legal consultancy and other legal services at the requests of individuals and organizations with a view to protecting their lawful rights and interests under the profession of law.
2. Through their activities, the lawyers contribute to the defense of justice, social equitability and socialist legislation.
Article 2.- The principles for practice of lawyer’s profession
1. Observance of laws.
2. Observance of the rules on lawyers professional ethics.
3. Being honest, respect for objective truths.
4. Being responsible before law for their professional activities.
Article 3.- Organizational forms of practice of lawyer’s profession
The organizational forms of practice of lawyer’s profession shall be the lawyers office and the law partnership company, which are prescribed in this Ordinance.
Article 4.- Socio-professional organization of lawyers
The lawyers socio-professional organization is set up to represent and protect the lawful rights and interests of lawyers, supervise their observance of laws and rules on professional ethics and participate in the management of the practice of lawyer’s profession according to the provisions of this Ordinance.
Article 5.- Management of the practice of lawyer’s profession
The management of the practice of lawyers profession shall be effected according to the principle of combining the State management over the practice of lawyer’s profession with the promotion of the self-management role of the lawyers socio-professional organization, ensuring the compliance with law and professional ethics rules by lawyers in their professional practice.
Article 6.- Encouraging legal support activities
The State and society encourage lawyers and lawyer’s profession- practicing organizations to participate in free-of- charge legal support activities for the poor and the beneficiaries of preferential treatment policies under the provisions of law.