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
- 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, 2012ThailandDEATH 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 PENALTYVIETNAM: 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 PENALTY
VIETNAM WAITS FOR DRUG IMPORTS TO IMPLEMENT LETHAL INJECTION
The Ministry of Public Security is waiting for drug imports from the Health
- JUNE 12, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: 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...
- FEBRUARY 28, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Vietnam court has sentenced a man to death after he...
a Vietnam court has sentenced a man to death after he...
- JANUARY 12, 2012VietnamDEATH PENALTY
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency
in Vietnam, State President Truong Tan Sang denied clemency