China News Service, Beijing, August 20 (Liang Xiaohui and Xie Yanbing) The 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted on the 20th to pass the legal aid law, which will come into effect on January 1, 2022.
It is the highlight of the law to allow more forces to participate in legal aid and improve the quality of services.
Guo Linmao, director of the Social Law Office of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said that more qualified forces have more channels and forms to participate in legal aid, and they are more active in carrying out legal aid work; making it more convenient for more people in need of legal aid It is the highlight of the legal aid law to enjoy more quality legal aid services.
After the vote, the legal aid law has 7 chapters and 71 articles.
In terms of content, the concept and positioning of legal aid have been clarified, the form and scope of legal aid have been further expanded, legal aid procedures have been improved, legal aid channels have been actively expanded, the level of legal aid protection has been continuously enhanced, the legal rights of the parties concerned have been fully protected, and the supervision system has been established and improved. .
The law clarifies that the state encourages and supports group organizations, public institutions, and social organizations to provide legal aid in accordance with the law; supports qualified individuals to provide legal aid as legal aid volunteers in accordance with the law.
At the same time, it is stipulated that the labor unions, the Communist Youth League, the Women's Federation, the Disabled Persons' Federation and other group organizations carry out legal aid work, and refer to the relevant provisions of this law.
The law spurs the enthusiasm of providing legal aid by clarifying government financial guarantees, adopting incentive measures such as granting tax incentives, giving commendations and rewards, and clarifying subsidy standards.
In terms of the form of assistance, the law clarifies that legal aid personnel can provide legal assistance to the parties in various forms based on actual conditions, including: legal consultation, drafting legal documents, criminal defense and representation, civil cases, administrative cases, and state compensation cases Litigation agency and non-litigation agency, legal assistance of on-duty lawyers, labor dispute mediation and arbitration agency, and other forms required by laws, regulations and rules.
In order to ensure that more citizens enjoy legal aid, the law stipulates that efforts should be made to achieve full coverage of lawyers’ defense in criminal cases. At the same time, it is clear that in certain circumstances, parties applying for legal aid are not subject to financial difficulties, such as heroes and close relatives of heroes. The personal rights of martyrs claim relevant civil rights due to their brave actions, and victims of abuse, abandonment or domestic violence claim relevant rights, etc.
In order to ensure the high-quality development of legal aid, the law clarifies that law firms, grassroots legal service offices, lawyers, and grassroots legal service workers have the obligation to provide legal aid in accordance with the law; strengthen the supervision of legal aid work; improve legal aid Related operating mechanism. (End)