Vietnam: constitutions as signalling instruments

• Main Authors: Nicholson, Pip, Do, Hai Ha
• Other Authors: Asian constitutional law recent developments and trends : Vietnam, Hanoi, 6th and 7th December 2019. Volume 1
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: Vietnamese
• Published: Đại học Quốc Gia Hà Nội 2020
• Subjects: socialist; authoritarian constitutions; Vietnam
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/94771
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This paper sits at the intersection of two sites of constitutional scholarship. First, it draws on Ginsberg and Simpser’s significant work on authoritarian constitutions which reflects on:i. What do authoritarian constitutions do?ii. How do they work?iii. Why do they exist?1 - At least part of the a...