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| AI would serve only as a support tool, while competent authorities would remain ultimately responsible for the formulation and promulgation of legal documents__Photo: Internet |
Digital technologies, digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) would support all stages of the legislative process, from drafting and promulgation to implementation, under the latest draft Law on Legal Documents prepared by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).
The draft establishes a clear principle of accountability, under which AI would serve only as a support tool, while competent authorities would remain ultimately responsible for the formulation and promulgation of legal documents.
When AI is used in drafting legal documents, data collected or extracted from the press, social media and other open sources would be used for reference only. Such data would have to be verified and could neither replace, nor affect the validity of, source data.
According to the MOJ, AI could be used to detect inconsistencies and overlaps in legal provisions, assess consistencies among existing legal documents and examine their compatibility with treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party. It could also suggest clearer and more accessible wording to make legal documents easier for the public to understand.
Speaking at a recent workshop on the draft law, Deputy Minister of Justice Dang Hoang Oanh highlighted the pivotal role of the Law on Legal Documents, describing it as a fundamental law governing the entire process of formulating, promulgating, implementing, examining, reviewing and improving legal documents.
The quality of the law would directly affect the quality of Vietnam’s legal system, the effectiveness of national governance, the investment and business environment, and the guarantee of the lawful rights and interests of citizens and enterprises, she stressed.
The MOJ has completed the draft law and consulted Government members, who generally agreed with its overall direction. The draft is built with around five major policy groups.
These include: (i) streamlining the system of legal documents and further clarifying the competence to promulgate, and the scope of regulation of, different types of documents; (ii) continuing to reform the lawmaking process to make it more flexible, timely, effective and well controlled; (iii) strengthening links between lawmaking and law enforcement; (iv) improving mechanisms for interpretation, guidance on application, and evaluation of legal documents; and (v) improving the quality and professionalism of personnel engaged in lawmaking work while accelerating the application of technology in legislative work.
The draft law is scheduled to be submitted to the National Assembly for passage in October this year.- (VLLF)
