LEGAL SYSTEM IN VIETNAM

LEGAL SYSTEM
VIETNAMESE
PLAN
I. GENERAL VIEW ABOUT VIETNAMESE LEGAL SYSTEM
The legislative power quyền lập pháp
The Judicial System hệ thống toà án
The People’s Prosecutor công , khởi tố

II. VIETNAMESE LAW
Civil Law luật dân sự
Criminal Law luật hình sự

GENERAL VIEW

Belongs to the socialist legal system.
Some French influence also remains.
From the end of the 80-ies : has undergone important changes.
At the present time: the legislation pháp luật; pháp chế in Vietnam is to cope with international standards in order.
Minister of Justice tư pháp

LEGISLATATIVE POWER

Vietnam has a two-tier bậc court toà án system:
The Courts of First Instances trường hợp

The Courts of Appeal kháng án chông án
The Judicial System
The chief Justice of the Supreme Court is elected by the National Assembly.
Other Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed and removable by the President.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appoints and removes judges of the inferior court
The People’s Prosecutor
The people’s Prosecutor has the mandate of public prosecution and judicial supervision.
Vietnamese Law
Major codes of Vietnamese laws
the Civil Code bộ luật
the Civil Procedure Thủ tục pháp lý/nghị viện
Code
the Criminal Code
the Criminal Procedure Code
the Labour Code
the Economic Code
Civil Law
The civil-law documents formulated and promulgated công bố, ban hành in a small number.
In the civil-law documents, the regulation điều lệ method cách thức of the administrative hành chính law was widely applied.
The regulation contents of the civil law remained limited and one-sided.
Since 1986, Vietnam has embarked on the cause of comprehensive national renewal with many contents directly related to the civil law.
Until the promulgation of the first Civil Code in 1995, the civil law in Vietnam saw big steps of development with numerous substantive changes.
The criminal law
People aged full 16 or older shall have to bear penal liability trách nhiệm pháp lý, nghĩa vụ pháp lý for all crimes they commit.
All offenders người phạm tội
are equal before the law, regardless of their sex, nationality, beliefs, religion, social class and status.
The tribunal panels at the first instance are composed of both judges and people’s jurors.
The principal penalties
Warning
Fine
Non-custodial reform
Expulsion
Termed imprisonment
Life imprisonment
Death penalty
Conclusion
Vietnam`s legal system is evolving fast and the legislation work has been significantly improved.
Despite these significant improvements, Vietnamese legislation work is still weak.
The urgent and immediate solutions are
To enhance the power of the National Assembly and Court System.
To reform the dateless laws and advance the new code being suitable for the present time.