Supreme People's Court announces 07 case laws
On February 24, 2023, in Decision No. 39/QD-CA dated February 24, 2023, the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court announced 07 case laws approved by the Justice Council of the Supreme People's Court. In which, there is one case law related to wildlife: Case law No. 58/2023/AL on the circumstances of penalty framing at point c, clause 3, Article 244 (crimes of violating regulations on protection of endangered, and rare species) of the Penal Code. The case law was proposed by the Department of Legal Affairs and Research Administration, the Supreme People's Court.
This is the first case law related to wildlife approved by the Justice Council of the Supreme People's Court. In the last two years, WCS Vietnam closely coordinated with and supported the Department of Legal Affairs and Research Administration, the Supreme People's Court in collecting and analyzing difficulties and obstacles in the process of adjudicating cases of violations against regulations on wildlife, endangered, and rare species protection; selecting typical judgments to develop draft case laws.
The adopted case law will provide judges and judicial officials with legal background and case model for effective adjudication of wildlife cases, ensuring the correct and uniform application of the wildlife protection laws, thereby overcoming conflicts and loopholes in the current legal system.