Legal Chapter VIETNAM COUNTRY REPORT 2017 Oxford Business Group Edit article Published on June 14, 2017 Like Legal Chapter VIETNAM COUNTRY REPORT 2017 Oxford Business Group 5 Comment 0 Share Share Legal Chapter VIETNAM COUNTRY REPORT 2017 Oxford Business Group 1 Tuan PHUNG A. Consul General A.H. | Finnish Consulate General; Managing Partner | VCIL; Executive Vice Chairman | VAFI Law of the land A look at the country's legal system Since Vietnam’s independence on September 30, 1945, the country has developed a socialist legal sys tem based on the civil law system, with some major modifications from Marxist-Leninist ideology. The current legal system of Vietnam has the following characteristics: • Legislation is the most import ant source of law; • Courts are subordinate to the legislature and must make decisions based on legislation; and • Policies are set...