giám đốc thẩm
Definition
- Noun:
- Cassation / Judicial review: In the Vietnamese legal system, "giám đốc thẩm" refers to a special appellate review procedure conducted by the Supreme People's Court or a superior court. It re-examines a legally effective judgment or decision that has been found to contain serious legal errors or procedural violations, not based on new facts but on the incorrect application of law.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tòa án Nhân dân Tối cao tiến hành giám đốc thẩm bản án. (The Supreme People's Court conducts a cassation review of the verdict.)
- Viện trưởng Viện kiểm sát có quyền đề nghị giám đốc thẩm. (The Chief Procurator has the right to request a judicial review.)
Advanced Usage
- The procedure is typically initiated by authorized bodies like the Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court or the Chief Procurator, not by the involved parties directly.
- It serves as a final legal remedy to ensure uniformity and correctness in the application of law.
Variants and Related Words
- Kháng nghị giám đốc thẩm (n): A protest for cassation/review, the formal request to initiate the procedure.
- Viện kiểm sát đã ra quyết định kháng nghị giám đốc thẩm. (The Procuracy issued a protest for cassation.)
Synonyms
- Cassation: A judicial procedure to quash or annul a lower court's decision.
- Judicial review (in this specific context): The power of a superior court to examine the legal correctness of a lower court's final decision.
Related Legal Terms
- Phúc thẩm (n): Appellate review/appeal, a review of a not-yet-final judgment.
- Tái thẩm (n): Reopening of the case/re-trial, a review based on newly discovered facts.