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
NOVEMBER 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: SUPREME COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE
at an appeal trial the Vietnamese People’s Supreme Court confirmed Nguyen Duc Nghia's death
OCTOBER 12, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Tran The Long was sentenced to death in Vietnam by the Ha Noi People's Court
- AUGUST 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: HOUSE HELPER GETS DEATH FOR MURDER
in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, Le Thanh Vu, 19, was sentenced to death for murdering the 19-year-old daughter of his employer in an attempt to rob the family.
JULY 17, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: STUDENT SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Phan Minh Man, a 20 year-old student, was sentenced to death by the People’s
JUNE 22, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: COURT COMMUTES DEATH SENTENCE IN PUBLIC LAND FRAUD CASE
in Vietnam, a Ho Chin Minh City court commuted the death sentence handed to property
JUNE 17, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM TO REPLACE FIRING SQUADS WITH LETHAL INJECTION
Vietnam's communist-dominated National Assembly voted to replace firing squads
- MAY 28, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: DRUG SMUGGLERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
five Chinese men were sentenced to death by the People's Court of northern Quang
- APRIL 13, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM PROPOSED TO USE LETHAL INJECTIONS TO REPLACE FIRING SQUAD
Vietnamese lawmakers proposed using lethal injections for death sentences to replace the firing squad, which is too costly, the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper quoted a senior official as saying.
MARCH 26, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: DRUG RING GETS 5 DEATH PENALTIES
a court in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen sentenced five people to death and fined
- MARCH 11, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
a Montagnard Christian named K’pa Lot died from torture and abuse in a Vietnamese prison.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
a court in Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong sentenced death penalty to two heroin smugglers and
- FEBRUARY 3, 2010VietnamDEATH PENALTY
VIETNAM COURT SENTENCES DRUGS BARON TO DEATH
the Haiphong City People’s Court in northern Vietnam sentenced Du Kim Dung, the baron of a heroin trafficking and production ring, to death at a closed trial.