The law ensuring the right to freedom of association in Vietnam at present

Abstract

In Vietnam, the right of association is a contitutional right of  every citizen  which has been acknowledged in the Constitutions throughout the history. The first document detailing the right of association is Decree No.102/SL-L004 dated 20/5/1957 to promulgate the Law on the right of assocation (the legal effect of this Decree currently remains). As a long period of development has passed, the practice of Vietnam requires a more updated Law to regulate the right of association of the people. This paper is a study of  the current practice of Vietnam  with regard to ensuring the right to freedom of association and on that basis offers some comments on the current draft Law on associations prepared by the Government.