Law of Vietnam is based on
communist legal theory
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French
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civil law. In 1981 major reforms were made to the judicial and legal system.
New laws introduced since:
* Penal Code 1912
History
1946:
* September 2, 1945 President Ho announced Independence Declaration
* November 9, 1946 the first constitution was adopted by the National Assembly
* Includes 7 chapters, 70 articles
1954: Geneva Agreement has been signed thanks to Dien Bien Phu victory.
1959: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, adopted on January 1, 1960. It consisted of X chapters, 112 articles
1975: The reunification of North and South Vietnam
1980: Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, adopted on December 19, 1980
Includes XII chapters, 147 articles. The consequence of the policy of economic liberalization “Doi Moi” started in 1986.
April 15, 1992: Constitution of the Socialist Republic of the Vietnam includes XII chapters, 147 articles.
Law System of Socialist Republic of Vietnam
See also
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Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( vi, Hiến pháp nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam) is the current constitution of Vietnam, adopted on 28 November 2013 by the Thirteenth National Assembly, and took eff ...
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Judiciary of Vietnam
The judicial system of Vietnam is governed under the Constitution of Vietnam, the Law on the Organization of People's Courts (2014), and the Law on the Organization of People's Procuracies (2014). Since Vietnam is a one-party socialist republic, t ...
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Legal systems of the world
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Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam
Headed by the Prosecutor General, the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam ( vi, Viện kiểm sát nhân dân tối cao) has functions such as acting as the prosecutor before the People's Courts. The Supreme People's Procuracy has local and milit ...
References
Law enforcement in Vietnam
External links
- Search engine for laws translated into English.
Guide to Law Online for Vietnam- US Library of Congress guide to Vietnamese legal system.
1992 Constitution of Vietnam- Official translation into English
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Vietnam Law & Legal Forum
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