Vietnam
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- April 15, 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on communist theory and the French system
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Quoc-Hoi)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- People's Supreme Court, head elected for five years by the National Assembly on the recommendation of the President
RELIGIONS
9.3% Buddhists, 6.7% Catholics, other minorities, 80% none
From the country
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT UPHOLDS WOMAN’S DEATH PENALTY FOR TRADING DRUGS
The appeal court of the Supreme People’s Court in Ho Chi Minh City upheld the death
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in the central province of Quang Tri, Vietnam...
a court in the central province of Quang Tri, Vietnam...
- AUGUST 30, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced a man to death
a court in northern Vietnam sentenced a man to death
JULY 27, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR GANGSTER-BUSINESSMAN
An appeals court in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam upheld the death
JUNE 26, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: THAI GIRL GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUGS
A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced a Thai college student to death for her role in a
- JUNE 20, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: YOUNG WOMAN GETS DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A former schoolgirl, 23-year-old Tran Ha Duy, who has been charged with drug trafficking
JUNE 14, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM WAITS FOR DRUG IMPORTS TO IMPLEMENT LETHAL INJECTION
The Ministry of Public Security is waiting for drug imports from the Health
JUNE 12, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER OF GRANDMOTHER
In Vietnam, the People’s Court in Hanoi opened trial of defendants Phan Thanh Tung
MAY 28, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: LETHAL DRUG SHORTAGE OFFERS DEATH-ROW PRISONERS REPRIEVE
Hundreds of death-row prisoners in Vietnam have been given a reprieve of sorts due to
- MAY 11, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: MAN GETS DEATH FOR KILLING TWO IN REVENGE FIGHT
In Vietnam, a Ho Chi Minh City court has handed the death sentence to the leader of a violent
- APRIL 25, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DRUG GANG BOSS SENTENCED TO DEATH
The leader of a drug gang that transported 11 kilograms of synthetic heroin besides marijuana
- APRIL 9, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Ho Chi Minh City court, Vietnam...
a Ho Chi Minh City court, Vietnam...