Decree on Administrative Litigation (Presidential Decree)
关于行政诉讼的法令（主席令）
ລັດຖະບັນຍັດ ວ່າດ້ວຍການດຳເນີນຄະດີປົກຄອງ
Summary
This Decree, issued by the President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, concerns administrative litigation. It prescribes the principles, rules, and measures governing proceedings in administrative cases, defines the jurisdiction of administrative courts, identifies the parties to such proceedings, and sets forth the procedures for each instance, including first instance, appellate review, cassation review, and retrial, as well as the effect and enforcement of judgments. The full text comprises seventy-one articles.
Articles
Article 1
Purpose
This Decree stipulates the principles, rules, and measures concerning administrative litigation, aiming to make this work practical, lawful, and fair, to safeguard the political system, administrative, economic, and social systems, to protect the lawful rights and interests of citizens, to strengthen the rule of law, to restrict and suppress unlawful acts, to cultivate awareness of respect for and strict compliance with the law, to participate in national economic and social development, and to build a state governed by the rule of law.
Article 2
Administrative Litigation
An administrative case refers to a case concerning administrative or management issues between the following parties:
1. Between state organizations, officials-civil servants and organizations and citizens;
2. Between state organizations and officials-civil servants;
3. Between officials-civil servants holding management positions and ordinary officials-civil servants;
4. Between state organizations and state organizations.
Administrative litigation refers to the activities and responsibilities undertaken by the administrative tribunal, the People's Procuratorate, and litigation participants in accordance with the provisions of this Decree-Law and relevant laws for the purpose of hearing, resolving, or adjudicating administrative cases.
Article 3
Interpretation of Terms
The meanings of the terms used in this Decree are as follows:
1. State organizations refer to ministries, ministry-equivalent state agencies, the Lao Front for National Construction, the Lao Veterans Federation, mass organizations, local administrative bodies at all levels, and state enterprises;
2. Organizations refer to private companies, international organizations, and other non-state organizations;
3. Staff-civil servants refer to personnel belonging to state organizations, including village heads;
4. Administrative orders refer to legal documents issued by the heads of state organizations within their authority to direct individuals or organizations to implement plans, laws, decrees, other legal documents, and other matters;
5. Administrative decisions refer to legal documents issued by the heads of relevant state organizations to exercise their authority, or to elaborate on and organize the implementation of legal documents from higher-level state agencies;
6. Administrative violations refer to administrative orders or decisions made by staff-civil servants in the performance of their duties that violate the Constitution and laws;
7. Public interest refers to the common interests of the entire society;
8. Dereliction of duty refers to the failure to perform official duties in accordance with the steps and timeframes prescribed by law without justifiable reason;
9. Rule of law refers to the correct and strict respect for and compliance with the law.
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