The Law on Gender Affirmation, which is expected to be included in the 2024 legislation program, was formerly known as the Law on Gender Identity.

On November 30, 2022, the Government issued Decree 99 in replacement of Decree 102 of 2017 on registration of security interests, adding 12 new articles and amending 61 articles based on codification of relevant circulars of the Ministry of Justice.

To date, Vietnam has legislated judicial precedents in general and civil precedents in particular. This article highlights legal grounds for development and analyzes the actual status of civil precedents in Vietnam, then makes some suggestions for promoting the development of civil precedents.

Guarantee is one of the first security interests to emerge, even before it was codified in statutes in Vietnam. In judicial history, the Hong Duc Code of the Le Dynasty (1428-1789) is regarded as a legal masterpiece, which continues to influence the Vietnamese people.

Contract formation is a very important step to allow for law enforcement. This article will look at some elements pertaining to contract formation under Vietnam’s law. It is intended to provide an overview but not a deep analysis of those elements.

Vietnam is expected to soon have a complete legal framework to better guarantee civil rights and human rights of transgender people.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has recently released Circular 11/2022/TT-NHNN to improve the legal framework for bank guarantee to better suit international practices and comply with Vietnam’s relevant regulations such as the Law on Real Estate Business, Law on Investment, and Civil Code.

The Government has recently issued Decree 99/2022/ND-CP, specifying the registration of asset-based security interests, with a view to enhancing the state management of this field.

In the early 20th century, after decades of ruling, the French colonialists planned a political reform of Indochina, including Vietnam. In the legal area, they directed the compilation of many new codes in replacement of old feudal laws of the Nguyen dynasty. During this period they promulgated a dozen of new codes, including “Bo Dan Luat Bac Ky” (the Tonkin Civil Code), which was compiled from 1917 and enacted in the name of the Hue royal court in 1931.

Technology evaluation constitutes an important stage of the process of commercialization and transfer of technologies and intellectual assets. Yet, Vietnam’s current policies on technology evaluation activities seem to be inadequate, particularly the lack of supportive measures of the State. This prompts the need to work out solutions to improve relevant regulations to promote these activities in the country.