Military Courts are established in the Vietnam People’s Army to hear cases in which defendants are persons in service and other cases as prescribed by the law.
Its functions and duties are:
- To hear appeals of Courts of military zones and the equivalent which have not been legally effective and are appealed or protested against in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code;
- To review, under cassation and re-opening procedure, legally effective judgments or decisions of Courts of military zones or regions and the equivalent which are protested against in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code.
Structural organization of the Central Military Court consists of the following:
- Judges Committee of the Central Military Court;
- Appellate Courts of the Central Military Court;
- Assisting apparatus.
It consists of a Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judges, Military Judges, cassation reviewers, clerks and other officers.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court shall decide on the establishment, functions and powers of supporting apparatus of the Central Military Court upon agreement with the Minister of Defence.
The organizational structure of Courts of military zones and equivalent consists of the following:
- Judge Committee;
- Assisting apparatus.
The Courts of military zones and regions shall have a Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judges, Judges, Legal Reviewer, Court Clerks, other court staff and employees.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court shall decide on the establishment, functions and powers of supporting apparatus of Courts of military zones and regions upon agreement with the Ministry of Defence.
Its duties and powers are as follows:
- To hear first-instance cases in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code;
- To hear criminal appeals of Courts of military regions which have not been legally effective and are appealed or protested against in accordance with the law;
- To deal with other matters as prescribed by law.
The Courts of Military Regions have the following duties and powers:
- To hear first-instance cases in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Code;
- To perform other duties and powers as prescribed by the law.
The Courts of Military Regions comprise of a Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judges, Judges, Court Clerks, court staff and employees.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court shall determine the establishment, duties and powers of assisting apparatus of Courts of Military Regions upon agreement with Minister of Defence.