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Vietnamese Benchbook online

Online version of the Benchbook of the Supreme People's Court of Vietnam, provided by AsianLII (the Asian Legal Information Institute). Published in 2008, the Benchbook is a manual for judges and it includes guidance for dealing with different types of cases in court. The book is organised in five parts: the role and functions of the People's Courts, the judges and assessors; the procedure for the hearing of criminal cases; the procedure for resolving civil cases; procedures for resolving administrative cases and for dealing with bankruptcy.

Vietnam legal research

Online guide to Vietnamese legal research written by Le Thi Hanh who is Director of the Library and Information Centre, Hanoi Law University, Vietnam. The article was published in 2006 (and updated in 2022) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School at the NYU, School of Law. The author gives background and historical information about Vietnam and looks at the role of the Communist Party and its involvement in the government, social life and the legal system of Vietnam.

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