Website of the Ministry of Justice of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The site gives information on the role of the Ministry, its organisational structure and profiles of the ministers. There are news items outlining the activities of the MOJ including legal developments and international legal pursuits. The site can be viewed in English and Vietnamese.
Website of the National Assembly, the highest government organisation in Vietnam with the power to pass laws and amend the constitution. The site outlines the functions, duties and structure of the National Assembly and provides news on the members and activities of the various committees. The site can be viewed in Vietnamese only.
Website of Economica Vietnam a business consultancy based in Hanoi. The site can be viewed in English and provides free access to English translations of selected (mostly business related) Vietnamese laws including the Civil Code, Labor Code and Maritime Code. There is also a copy of the Vietnam Constitution.
Electronic copy of the 1992 Constitution of Vietnam made freely available online by the Comparative Constitutions Project at the University of Texas at Austin. The Constitution is provided in PDF and is updated to 2013. There are chapters on the political system and fundamental rights and on the role of the National Assembly, the President and the People’s Courts.
A legal research guide for Asia and the Pacific region, created by the library at the University of Sydney. Includes regional legal information as well as covering twenty-five individual jurisdictions. For each jurisdiction, there are annotated links to sources of legislation and cases, information about the legal system, information relating to international law (such as participation in treaties), and links to research guides.
The Vietnam Government website has information covering the history, political system, economy and geography of the country. A copy of the 1992 constitution and a profile of the president are also given along with government news, links to government departments and a database of legal normative documents many of which have been translated into English. The site can be viewed in Vietnamese, Chinese and English.
Database of full-text Vietnamese laws (including the 1992 constitution amended up to 2001) made freely available online by the Vietnam Ministry of Justice. The documents (including decrees, circulars, ordinances and codes) can be searched by keyword and browsed by date, type and department. There is also an advanced search option. The site is available in Vietnamese with an English interface and a number of documents translated into English.
Part of WorldLII's Countries service containing links to internet resources for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. A full range of browse and search features is provided by the site. Browse sections include links covering Vietnam's Government, Courts and Parliament. Additional sections highlight subject areas such as Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Finance, Foreign Investment, Infrastructure and Intellectual Property. Stored searches will automatically search for materials relating to Vietnam on all of WorldLII.
Website of Tran H.N. & Associates a Vietnamese law firm specialising in intellectual property law. The site provides information about the firm's services that also cover the areas of international trade, dispute resolution, tax, investment and business consultancy. The site has brief background information to the legal system in Vietnam mentioning the Constitution and the court system. There is guidance to intellectual property law in Vietnam and advice on registering patents, trademarks, copyright and designs.
Vietnam chapter from "ASEAN Legal Systems", by the ASEAN Law Association. Covers the Vietnamese legal profession and organisations, an outline of the court system, civil and criminal procedures, sources of law and an outline of the governmental system. Other chapters currently available online describe the legal systems in Indonesia, Thailand, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
