On 21/09/2018, the Supreme People’s Court issued Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC detailing the adjudication of criminal cases involving persons participating in the proceedings who are under 18 years of age. in Family Court and Minors. This Circular takes effect on December 1, 2018.
As of December 1, 1818, the adjudication of criminal cases involving persons in the process of being under 18 years of age shall be carried out as follows:
– Cases of very serious or particularly serious crimes may be tried in criminal trial, sexual assault, violence or trafficking cases will have to conduct a closed trial. Other cases will be handled in a friendly courtroom;
– The great object could not be treated with the following users with the family suffers as the 18 under age;
– Judges and people’s jurors who are assigned to solve the cases must be persons who have been fostered or trained in psychology or science education for persons under 18 years of age;
– The defendant, the accused and the victim in a criminal case, if the person is under 18 years of age, must have the participation of a defense counsels, defenders of legitimate rights and interests; The court shall request the bar association to assign the lawyer to participate in the defense or defense of persons participating in the proceedings who are under 18 years of age.
Thus, with the promulgation of the Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC, the Supreme People’s Court has provided important guidance to the People’s Courts at all levels, thereby contributing to ensuring the legal Persons participating in the proceedings are persons under 18 years of age in the course of adjudicating criminal cases.