Luật Công và Luật Tư

Public Law includes

• Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Civil Law

• Property Law, Administrative Law, Civil Law

• Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Business Law

• Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law

Law of Civil includes

• Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Civil Law

• Property Law, Administrative Law, Civil Law

• Contract Law, Property Law, Family Law

• Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law

According to Vietnamese lawmakers,

• The law is a stable and unified system

• The law is a system of customs

• The law has many normative characteristics

• The law is a system of social contracts

Content of the Law

• Can be expressed freely.

• Should be written in legal language.

• Should be written in different ways.

• Can be modified freely.

Vietnamese Law

• Supported by the coercion of the state

• Applicable to a specific part of the country

• Is an unstable and diverse system

• Is a system of relationships

In Vietnam, customary rules

• Are the first choice for resolving disputes in ethnic minority communities

• Are disregarded by lawmakers.

• Are a unified system.

• Predominate in all social relationships.

In Vietnam, the State tends to

• Repeal Customary Law.

• Recognize all Customary Rules.

• Harmonize Customary Law with state law.

• Apply Customary Law only to family relationships.

In Common Law

• Judicial cases are the most important source of law

• Statutes and regulations cover all situations

• Judges do not contribute to the rules

In Civil Law

• Judicial cases are the most important source of law

• The codes and regulations cover all situations

• Judges can contribute to the rules

In Common Law

• Judges are like investigators

• Judges are adjudicators

• Judges are like guides