Sidel Mark. Law and Society in Vietnam: The Transition from Socialism in Comparative Perspective

Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 270 p.A unique analysis of the struggle to build a rule of law in one of the world’s most dynamic and vibrant nations – a socialist state that is seeking to build a market economy while struggling to pursue an ethos of social equality and opportunity. It addresses constitutional change, the assertion of constitutional claims by citizens, the formation of a strong civil society and non-profit sector, the emergence of economic law and the battles over who is benefited by the new economic regulation, labor law and the protection of migrant and export labor, the rise of lawyers and public interest law, and other key topics. Alongside other countries, comparisons are made to parallel developments in another transforming socialist state, the People’s Republic of China.
Mark Sidel is Professor of Law, Faculty Fellow, and Lauridsen Family Fellow at the University of Iowa. He has also served as Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.