Confucianism in Vietnam originated from the Vietnamese people's agricultural lifestyle and
continues to influence society today. As a set of social norms, Confucianism not only …

Over the past two decades, efforts by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to build a"
socialist" rule of law through legal and judicial reforms have contributed to the vibrant …

Presently, the Vietnamese State is facing two challenges. On the one hand, it has to
integrate the country into the free world market and its corollary of religious freedom, in order …

Few aspects of the Vietnamese legal system are more uncertain and controversial than the
meaning of socialist law. It influences the way the Communist Party of Vietnam 'leads' the …

This new book examines constitutional debate and development in one of the most dynamic
and rapidly changing societies in Asia, and will be of use to scholars and students of …

This book is a unique analysis of the struggle to build a rule of law in one of the world's most
dynamic and vibrant nations-a socialist state that is seeking to build a market economy while …

The history of legality in Vietnam is inextricably bound up with the adaptation of foreign
ideas. Legality is broadly conceived to mean state rule through law. This chapter argues that …

This article reviews the scholarship on Confucianism in premodern Vietnam by the leading
figures in the field in North America and Australia. By testing the findings of this scholarship …

A quiet resurgence of legal discourse is beginning in Vietnam, five years after the
Vietnamese Communist Party announced a policy of" renovation" and began a slow process …

The idea of a conference and a book on legal reforms in China and Vietnam in a
comparative perspective was conceived by John Gillespie a few years ago. He had been a …