Law

Swiss lawyer Pierre Schifferli (Photo: VNA) Geneva (VNA) – It is necessary to maintain and respect international law, especially the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in the settlement of disputes in the East Sea, Swiss lawyer Pierre Schifferli has said. In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondent in Geneva, Schifferli, who is an expert on international law regarding sovereignty disputes, said all countries, big or small, must comply with international law in the spirit of respect for law, referring to China’s defiance of the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the Philippines’ lawsuit against China’s claim in the East Sea. He affirmed that security in the East Sea is of special importance as it not only affects regional countries but also has close relations with peace and security in the world. Many countries in the region and the world have supported the respect for … [Read more...] about Swiss lawyer emphasises observance of int’l law in East Sea

During the course, the trainees will exchange and interact with foreign experts on international principles and norms. They will also study ways to protect people during war and rules to deal with humanitarian issues in accordance with Vietnam’s tradition and its Party’s guideline and State’s policies and law. During the course  The course was jointly held by the Department of Mass Mobilization under the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army and the Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Asia-Pacific. Vietnam is a signatory to nearly 20 international humanitarian conventions and protocols. Vietnam’s early participation in key IHL documents demonstrates the country’s will, aspiration and peace-loving spirit as well as its commitments to addressing disputes by peaceful means and protecting human rights. Attentively, over the past years, the … [Read more...] about Refresher course to improve awareness of int’l humanitarian law

Luu Thanh Cong, a deputy of Vinh Long province, speaks at the parliament's sitting on November 13 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA) looked into the implementation of policies and laws on fire prevention and fighting between 2014 and 2018 on the 18th working day of its eighth session on November 13. At the plenary sitting, broadcast live by Radio the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam Television and the TV channel of the NA, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Defence and Security Vo Trong Viet delivered a report on the outcomes of the parliament’s supervision of the issue in the 2014 – 2018 period. After that, the issue was discussed by legislators. Minister of Construction Pham Hong Ha and Minister of Public Security To Lam also gave opinions about some relevant matters of legislators’ concern. On November 14, in the morning, the NA is set to vote on a resolution on the allocation of the central budget for 2020; discuss a draft law … [Read more...] about Enforcement of fire safety policies, laws in focus of parliament sitting

At the seminar. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese and Lao experts gathered at a seminar held in Hanoi on March 28 to share experience in the operation of the political system. Assoc. Prof Le Quoc Ly, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics laid stress on the significance of refining the political system in each nation. In the past years, Vietnam and Laos have worked to step by step renew their political systems and renovate the Party’s leadership to build a law-governed socialist state. In Vietnam, functions and competence of the Party’s leadership, the State’s authority and the surveillance of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and other socio-political organisations have been assigned in a more specific manner. The apparatus has been streamlined to become more efficient, Ly noted, adding that Vietnam can learn from Laos’s management decentralisation from central to grassroots levels and personnel work in the election … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos exchange experience in political system operation

Thu Thiem church complex on Thu Thiem peninsula in HCM City’s District 2 (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The Thu Thiem Catholic Church complex will be preserved as a national relic under the Cultural Heritage Law, an official said at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on November 12. The complex, which includes a number of buildings, will be protected in accordance with the 2001 Cultural Heritage Law and other related legal documents, according to Huynh Thanh Nhan, Director of the municipal Department of Culture and Sports. Speaking at the meeting on historic preservation held by the municipal People’s Council, Nhan said the decision would affect the city’s planning of the Thu Thiem new urban area project in District 2 since the complex is located within the area. Previously, the city government had planned to clear all of these works to build a functional area in the new urban area, but decided to preserve them in early February. But it did not issue a detailed … [Read more...] about Thu Thiem Catholic Church to be preserved as national relic