Legal System of Vietnam

The principle of the State of Vietnam is

• Democratic decentralism

• Centralism and decentralism

• Democratic centralism

The legal system of Vietnam was formed gradually

• under the leadership of the Communist Party and the democratic centralism principle.

• under the principle of socialist legality and democratic decentralism

• under the democratic centralism principle

• Vietnamese law

The National Assembly of the Republic Socialist of Vietnam

• is the highest representative organ of people

• is the highest representative organ of government

• is the highest representative organ of the nation

The legal system of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has significantly changed since

• The Introduction of WTO

• International cooperation

• Reunification in 1975

• Introduction of Doimoi (renovation) in 1986

People's Council

• is the highest organ of State Power

• is the local organ of State Power

• is not an organ of State Power

People's Committee

• is a local executive body

• is a local legislative body

• is a central executive body

With international cooperation, the legal system in Vietnam

• has some new features

• is not different from the period of centrally planned economy

• has completely changed

The current legal system of Vietnam is

• Common Law

• Civil law with modifications from Marxist-Leninist ideology

• Feudal legal system

• Civil law with modifications from the French legal system

The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

• is elected by National Assembly for a term of 5 years

• is elected by Government for a term of 5 years

• is elected by regional governments.

Vietnamese law

• complete the Party’s policies

• cannot conflict with the Party’s policies

• is different from the Party’s policies