Promulgation of Civil Procedure in Vietnam from the Viewpoint of Japanese Technical Legal Support

I. 2004 Civil Procedure Promulgation in Vietnam | 1. Background to the Enactment of the Civil Procedure Code | a) The previous laws and the path to revision | b) Support from Japan and the United States | c) Specific issues in the establishment of the Civil Procedure Code | 2. Establishment of the 2004 Civil Procedure Code: Overview of the Code | a) In principle adoption of the adversary system | aa) Adoption of the jus disponendi principle (respecting the selfdetermination of parties) | bb) Partial adoption of the principles of advocacy (principle of prohibiting ex officio examination of evidence and the principle of admission) | cc) Retention of a judgment’s broad scope of effect | b) Establishment of detailed procedural provisions | II. Conclusion – Realization of an Adversary System?