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 16, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
Tran Thi My Ha, a woman, was executed by a firing squad
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese...
Tran Van Thanh, a 39 year old Australian man of Vietnamese origin, was sentenced to death by firing squad by the Ho Chi Minh City's People's Court in Vietnam after being convicted of drug trafficking
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
The Australian government said it would seek clemency...
The Australian government said it would seek clemency for Tran Van Thanh, an Australian man of Vietnamese origin who was facing the firing squad in Vietnam on drug charges
- NOVEMBER 7, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread...
Long criticised by human rights groups for its widespread use of the death penalty, Vietnam is now tentatively witnessing a debate on the issue, even though most observers consider a ban to be a long way off
- NOVEMBER 5, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing...
Vietnam's justice minister said he would propose changing the law to strike corruption, bribery and fraud off a list of capital crimes, in a bid to bring the country closer to international standards
- OCTOBER 27, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering...
Nguyen Van An was sentenced to death for murdering his boss in southern Vietnam
- OCTOBER 20, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider...
Vietnam's government has asked the police to consider abandoning firing squads in favour of a mechanised gun to execute criminals because shaky individuals can miss their target
- OCTOBER 14, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Two convicted drug traffickers were executed by firing...
Two convicted drug traffickers were executed by firing squad in Vietnam
- OCTOBER 13, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed...
Eight people convicted of drug trafficking were executed by firing squad this week in Vietnam, court officials and state-controlled media said
- OCTOBER 11, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for...
A 28-year-old drug addict was executed in Vietnam for murdering and stealing money from a gasoline vendor in order to buy heroin
- OCTOBER 4, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for raping...
A Vietnamese man was sentenced to death for raping and killing a woman in her home
- OCTOBER 2, 2004VietnamDEATH PENALTY
A man in northern Vietnam was sentenced to death by...
A man in northern Vietnam was sentenced to death by firing squad and three others received life terms in jail as courts enforced a zero tolerance approach to illegal narcotics