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IBJadmin at 11:26, 6 March 2013

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	See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]		See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]] and [[Legal Aid in ASEAN countries]]
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	*2009 Prison Population: 107,668.		*2009 Prison Population: 107,668.

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 The Vietnamese government has demonstrated a strong commitment and dedication to ensuring social and political stability as well as economic progress, as evidenced by the policies and changes implemented over the years. The introduction of Doi Moi (reform) in 1986 has put Vietnam in a position to prosper and flourish economically. The legal system is under revision, as demonstrated by the 1992 Constitution and 1988 Criminal Procedure Code.
-More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.
+More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.
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 See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]

Ibjadmin at 13:49, 25 January 2011

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	More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.		More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.

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			See [[Criminal Justice Systems Around the World]]
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	*2009 Prison Population: 107,668.		*2009 Prison Population: 107,668.

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+# [[Vietnam Criminal Defense Manual - The importance of legal defenders | The importance of legal defenders]]
 The Vietnamese government has demonstrated a strong commitment and dedication to ensuring social and political stability as well as economic progress, as evidenced by the policies and changes implemented over the years. The introduction of Doi Moi (reform) in 1986 has put Vietnam in a position to prosper and flourish economically. The legal system is under revision, as demonstrated by the 1992 Constitution and 1988 Criminal Procedure Code.
 More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO).With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.
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 *2009 Prison Population: 107,668.
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	More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.		More recently, Vietnam became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). With these new developments, Vietnam is in the process of bringing its legal system up to international standards and is introducing many new laws and needs help to implement them. Improvements in laws relating to legal aid and rights of lawyers, too, while providing new opportunities, also create more needs for training, in terms of lawyers' professional skills.

	==Type of ~~system~~==		==Type of System==
	The legal system is based on communist legal theory and French civil law system.		The legal system is based on communist legal theory and French civil law system.
	Vietnam has a two-tier court system, made of courts of first instance and courts of appeal. The system consists of the Supreme People’s Court, the Provincial People’s Courts, and the District People’s Courts. There are specialized courts at the Supreme People’s Court, and at the provincial level. These include criminal courts, civil courts, economic courts, administrative courts and labor courts.		Vietnam has a two-tier court system, made of courts of first instance and courts of appeal. The system consists of the Supreme People’s Court, the Provincial People’s Courts, and the District People’s Courts. There are specialized courts at the Supreme People’s Court, and at the provincial level. These include criminal courts, civil courts, economic courts, administrative courts and labor courts.
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	The district-level peoples courts and the regional military courts shall conduct first-instance trial of criminal cases involving less serious offenses, serious offenses and very serious offenses, excluding a few offenses such as the ones involving national security (Article 170 CPC).		The district-level peoples courts and the regional military courts shall conduct first-instance trial of criminal cases involving less serious offenses, serious offenses and very serious offenses, excluding a few offenses such as the ones involving national security (Article 170 CPC).

	==Sources of ~~defendant’s rights~~==		==Sources of Defendants' Rights==
	The Constitution was approved on 15 April 1992.		The Constitution was approved on 15 April 1992.
	Chapter V is dedicated to Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizen, and Article 50 affirms that in Vietnam “''human rights in the political, civic, economic, cultural and social fields are respected. They are embodied in the citizen's rights and are determined by the Constitution and the law.''”		Chapter V is dedicated to Fundamental Rights and Duties of the Citizen, and Article 50 affirms that in Vietnam “''human rights in the political, civic, economic, cultural and social fields are respected. They are embodied in the citizen's rights and are determined by the Constitution and the law.''”
	The Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) was approved in November 2003.		The Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) was approved in November 2003.

	==~~Defendant’s rights~~==		==Defendants' Rights==
	Vietnamese citizens have the right to file complaints to the competent state authorities, against wrongdoings of individuals and state agencies. If they suffered losses and injuries, they are entitled to damages and their reputation shall be rehabilitated (Article 74 Const, Articles 29, 30, 31 CPC).		Vietnamese citizens have the right to file complaints to the competent state authorities, against wrongdoings of individuals and state agencies. If they suffered losses and injuries, they are entitled to damages and their reputation shall be rehabilitated (Article 74 Const, Articles 29, 30, 31 CPC).
	According to both the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code (Article 52 Const., and Article 5 CPC), criminal proceedings shall be conducted according to law, and on the principle that all citizens are equal before law. All parties enjoy the same rights, such as the right to present evidence, documents and objects, make claims, and argue before the court (Article 19 CPC).		According to both the Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code (Article 52 Const., and Article 5 CPC), criminal proceedings shall be conducted according to law, and on the principle that all citizens are equal before law. All parties enjoy the same rights, such as the right to present evidence, documents and objects, make claims, and argue before the court (Article 19 CPC).