Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam | |
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Original title | Hiến pháp nước Cộng hòa Xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam |
Jurisdiction | Vietnam |
Ratified | November 28, 2013 |
Date effective | January 1, 2014 |
System | One-party unitary socialist republic |
Government structure | |
Branches | 3 (executive, legislative and judiciary) |
Head of state | President of Vietnam |
Chambers | National Assembly (unicameral) |
Executive | Prime Minister |
Judiciary | Supreme People's Court |
Federalism | No |
Electoral college | No |
Citation | The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (PDF), December 29, 2013 |
Supersedes | 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
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The Vietnamese Constitution or the Constitution of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hiến pháp Việt Nam), fully the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Hiến pháp nước Cộng hòa xã hội chủ nghĩa Việt Nam), is the fundamental and supreme law of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The current constitution was adopted on November 28, 2013, by the Thirteenth National Assembly and took effect on January 1, 2014, being the third constitution adopted by the Vietnamese state since the political reunification of the country in 1976.