judiciary of Laos

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The judiciary of Laos is the court system of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, operating under a one-party socialist framework in which judicial independence is limited by the dominant role of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court system
judiciary
alsoKnownAs court system of Laos
judicial system of Laos
appointmentInfluencedBy Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
branchOfGovernment state power of Laos
coexistsWith Office of the Public Prosecutor of Laos
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
cooperatesWith judiciaries of ASEAN member states
country Lao People’s Democratic Republic
linked to: Laos
developedFrom post-1975 revolutionary legal system of Laos
facesChallenges corruption concerns
limited resources
shortage of trained judges
guaranteedBy Constitutional provisions on courts and prosecution
guarantees application of Lao laws and regulations
hasComponent People’s Supreme Court of Laos
linked to: judiciary of Laos

district courts of Laos
military courts of Laos
municipal courts of Laos
provincial courts of Laos
hasJurisdiction territory of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
hasTrainingInstitution judicial training institutions under state control
highestCourt People’s Supreme Court of Laos
influencedByLegalTradition French civil law tradition
socialist legal tradition
judicialIndependence limited
languageOfProceedings Lao language
linked to: Lao
legalSystemType civil law
monitoredBy international human rights organizations
operatesUnderPoliticalSystem one-party socialist state
overseenBy President of the People’s Supreme Court of Laos
participatesIn regional judicial and legal cooperation in Southeast Asia
partOf political system of Laos
politicalPartyInfluence Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
reformedIn 1990s legal reforms in Laos
relatedTo Ministry of Justice of Laos
responsibleFor adjudication of administrative cases in Laos
adjudication of civil cases in Laos
adjudication of criminal cases in Laos
subjectTo National Assembly oversight in Laos
leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party
subjectToCriticismFor lack of independence
political interference
weak rule of law

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judiciary of Laos hasComponent People’s Supreme Court of Laos
linked to: judiciary of Laos
Constitution of Laos establishes People's Courts of Laos
linked to: judiciary of Laos