This Circular provides the following regulations:
- The courtroom must have the cordial design and provide best benefits for persons under the age of 18 as per the Circular No. 01/2017/TT-TANDTC (except cases prescribed in Article 4 of this Circular);
- Organization and protection of trials must conform to instructions given in the Circular No. 02/2017/TT-TANDTC dated July 28, 2017;
- The judge must wear the uniform designed for performing administrative tasks of the People’s Court (without gowns);
- A trial with the plaintiff under the age of 18 that are the victim of a sex assault, violent act or trafficking must be secret;
- With respect to other trials, in case of being requested by the person under the age of 18, his/her representative, or in order to protect privacy and security of such person, the Court may consider a secret trial but must issue a public judgement;
- A show trial for criminal cases with participants under the age of 18 will not be permitted.
The Circular No. 02/2018/TT-TANDTC is set to enter into force from December 1, 2018.
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