Constitutional Law

Vietnamese state structure

Rights and Obligations

National Assembly

  • Highest representative body
  • Highest state power
  • Legislative body
    Constitution: ≥ 2/3 deputies
    Acts: > 1/2 deputies

Standing committee

  • Permanent body of National assembly

Governement

  • Executive body
  • Highest administrative organs

National President
Head of state: represent
Vietnamese state

People's councils

  • State power organs
  • Local state power body
  • Elected by local people

People's committees

  • Executive body (local administrative organs)

Prime minister

Government cabinet

Supreme people's court

  • Judical body: adjudicate ( two level of
    adjudications: first instance and appellate)

Supreme people's prosecution

  • Investigating courts' activities
  • Procure criminals

People's court

People's prosecution

Principles

Vietnamese citizen
holding Vietnamese citizenship

Not infringe upon national’s interests and other’s lawful rights and interests

Inseparable

All people equal

Respect others’ rights

Fundamental rights

Fundamental obligations

Political

Democracy and invidual freedoms

Economic, cultural and social

Freedom of follow any religion

Rights of access to information, assembly, association, demonstration

Presumption of innocence until the sentence of the court takes effect

Freedom of speech and press

Join in management
the state and state organs

Rights to education, gender equality, legal residence,...

Freedom to operate business

Rights to choose occupations, employment, workplaces

Be loyal to and defend the fatherland

Obey the constitution and law, pay taxes

Defenition

Govern vital matters

State organs

Political, economic, social and cultural regimes

State power

State Power

Principles

Devision

Executive
Implement/enforce laws

Judicial
Interpret, apply laws

Legislative
Enact laws

Courts

Government

National Assembly

Belongs to people

Unified

Comply with laws

State organ coordinate with and control each other in execution of state power

Organised democratically

Supreme law

Fundamental rules

Fundamental rights and obligations of citizens

Vote or stand for election

Complaints to state organs

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