Vietnam and France step up cooperation on administrative modernisation and legal reform
WVR - On the morning of 3 November, within the framework of the visit to Vietnam by a French delegation on the occasion of French Law Week 2026, Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh met French Ambassador to Vietnam Didier Le Bret to discuss orientations for strengthening legal and judicial cooperation between the two countries.
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| Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh and French Ambassador to Vietnam Didier Le Bret sign the 2027-2028 Plan of Cooperation in the fields of law and justice between the two countries. (Source: French Embassy in Vietnam) |
At the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh spoke highly of the results achieved through bilateral cooperation in recent years, particularly France’s technical assistance in drafting and improving legislation, judicial reform, human resource training and the development of supporting legal professions in Vietnam.
Both sides agreed to continue exchanging experience in areas of mutual interest, ranging from institutional and legislative development and the training of judicial officials to the development of the legal profession, mutual legal assistance in civil matters and the handling of international legal issues.
Building on this shared commitment, Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh and Ambassador Didier Le Bret signed the 2027-2028 Plan of Cooperation between Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice and the French Embassy in Vietnam.
The plan builds on the Agreement on Legal and Judicial Cooperation between the Governments of the two countries, signed on 10 February 1993. Its key priorities include administrative procedure reform and the modernisation of public administration through digital transformation and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in legislative drafting.
The two sides will also step up exchanges of experience to improve the legal framework in areas including the handling of administrative violations, State liability for compensation, secured transactions, civil law, and marriage and family law.
They will also focus on improving the management and operation of legal information portals, promoting grassroots-level mediation and ensuring access to legal information and services.
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| Representatives of Hanoi Law University and the French Continental Law Foundation sign a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a French Law Centre at the university, in the presence of Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh and Ambassador Didier Le Bret. (Source: French Embassy in Vietnam) |
Another notable development during the visit was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Hanoi Law University and the French Continental Law Foundation on the establishment of a French Law Centre at the university. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh and Ambassador Didier Le Bret.
The centre will offer courses in legal French, provide an introduction to French law, organise seminars for the exchange of experience and facilitate links with scholarship programmes for legal studies in France.
It is expected to serve as a focal point for promoting research, teaching and academic exchanges between the two countries in the field of law.
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| Representatives of the Vietnam Notary Association and the Superior Council of Notaries of France sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for 2026-2029, in the presence of Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Tinh and Ambassador Didier Le Bret. (Source: French Embassy in Vietnam) |
On the occasion, the Vietnam Notary Association and the Superior Council of Notaries of France also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation for 2026-2029.
The agreements are expected to broaden the network of cooperation among government agencies, academic institutions and professional legal organisations in the two countries, while building on a foundation of bilateral cooperation established over more than three decades.
