Supreme People's Court announces 07 new precedents

Accordingly, 07 precedents were announced that were approved by the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court, including:

- Precedent No. 64/2023/AL on determining the penalty framework and the aggravating circumstance of "organized" in the crime of "Kidnapping for the purpose of appropriating property".

- Precedent No. 65/2023/AL on criminal prosecution for the crime of "Human trafficking".

- Precedent No. 66/2023/AL on determining the crime of "Human trafficking".

- Precedent No. 67/2023/Al on the person who receives the object in kind when dividing common property.

- Precedent No. 68/2023 on the right to receive inheritance in kind, which is a house, of an heir who is a Vietnamese residing abroad.

- Precedent No. 69/2023/AL on the jurisdiction of Commercial Arbitration in resolving disputes over confidentiality and non-competition agreements.

- Precedent No. 70/2023/AL on termination of labor contracts for employees who are non-professional trade union officials.

People's Courts and Military Courts are responsible for researching and applying precedents in trials from November 1, 2023.

The application of precedents is carried out according to the guidance in Article 8 of Resolution 04/2019/NQ-HDTP dated June 18, 2019 of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court on the process of selecting, promulgating and applying precedents.

Thus, up to now, Vietnam has had a total of 70 published precedents.

**Precedents are arguments and judgments in judgments and decisions that have come into legal effect of the Court on a specific case selected by the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court and announced by the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court as precedents for the Courts to study and apply in adjudication.

See detailed content of 07 new precedents announced in Decision 364/QD-CA effective from the date of signing.