Improving the mechanism for people's accessors participating in courts’ trial activities, contributing to an independent judiciary in Vietnam

Abstract

The principle of people’s accessors participating directly in the adjudication process demonstrates most clearly the democratic nature of a progressive judiciary. People's participation in courts’ adjudication activities is shown through the institution of people’s accessors. The article analyses the philosophy behind the participation of the people's representatives in adjudication activities at courts and the relationship between its mechanism and the basic principles of an independent judiciary. At the same time, the article analyses the inadequacies of these legal provisions and the implementation of people’s accessors in practice. From there, the author proposes some recommendations for improving the mechanism for the people to participate in courts’ activities through the institution of people’s accessors and contributing to an independent judiciary in Vietnam.