Law of Vietnam is based on communist legal theory and French 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
Criminal Law
Criminal law is a branch of law in the Vietnamese legal system,[1][2][3] comprising a system of legal regulations issued by the state,[4] which identify which acts that are dangerous to society are crimes, and at the same time regulate the penalties for crimes.[5][6][7]
Article 1 of the Vietnamese Criminal Code 2015 states:[8] The Criminal Code has the mission of protecting the sovereignty of the State, national security, protecting the socialist regime, human rights, citizens' rights, protecting the equality between ethnic groups, protecting the interests of the State, organizations, protecting legal order, combating all criminal acts; educating everyone to obey the law, preventing and combating crime.[9][10]
Civil Law
Civil law is a branch of law in the Vietnamese legal system, comprising a collection of regulations governing property relations[11][12][13] and certain personal relations in civil transactions on the basis of equality, self-determination, and self-responsibility of the subjects participating in civil relations.[14][15][16]
See also
References
External links
- 28,000 Vietnamese laws translated into English - 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
- ASEAN Law Association, Vietnam front page
- (in English) Vietnam Law & Legal Forum