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Vietnam’s New Order The CERI Series in International Relations and Political Economy Series Editor, Christophe Jaffrelot This series consists of works emanating from the foremost French research center in international studies, the Paris-based Centre d’Études et de Recherches Internationales (CERI), part of Sciences Po and associated with CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). Founded in 1952, CERI has about sixty fellows drawn from different disciplines who conduct research on comparative political analysis, international relations, regionalism, transnational flows, political sociology, political economy, and on individual states. This series focuses on the transformations of the international arena, in a world where the state, though its sovereignty is questioned, reinvents itself. The series explores the effects on international relations and the world economy of regionalization, globalization (not only of trade and finance but also of culture), and transnational flows at large. This evolution in world affairs sustains a variety of networks from the ideological to the crim- inal or terrorist. Besides the geopolitical transformations of the globalized planet, the new political economy of the world has a decided impact on its destiny as well, and this series hopes to uncover what that is. 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No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. First published in 2007 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN™ 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 and Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England RG21 6XS Companies and representatives throughout the world. PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-53615-3 ISBN 978-0-230-60197-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230601970 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vietnam’s new order : international perspectives on the State and reform in Vietnam / edited by Stéphanie Balme and Mark Sidel. p. cm.–– (CERI series in international relations and political economy) “This volume is primarily the product of two conferences on contemporary Vietnam convened by the Research Group on Contemporary Vietnam of the Centre d’Études et de Relations Internationales (CERI) at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in the fall of 2003 and 2004”––Introd. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Vietnam––Foreign relations––Congresses. 2. Vietnam––Politics and government––1975––Congresses. 3. Vietnam––Economic conditions––1975––Congresses. 4. Law reform––Vietnam––Congresses. 5. Law––Vietnam––Congresses. I. Balme, Stéphanie. II. Sidel, Mark. III. Groupe d’études sur le Vietnam contemporain. DS559.912.V548 2007 327.597––dc22 2006047445 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Design by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India. First edition: January 2007 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 C O N T E N T S List of Tables and Figures vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Stéphanie Balme and Mark Sidel One Vietnam in a Comparative Communist and Postcommunist Perspective 11 Leslie Holmes Part I International Relations and Regional Integration Two Vietnam’s Regional Integration: Domestic and External Challenges to State Sovereignty 31 Carlyle A. Thayer Three Testing the Institutionalist Approach: Cooperation between Vietnam and ASEAN 51 Nguyen Vu Tung Four Vietnam’s Border Disputes––Assessing the Impact on Its Regional Integration 71 Ramses Amer and Nguyen Hong Thao Five Vietnam’s International Commitments upon Entry into the WTO: Limits to Its Sovereignty? A View from Moscow 88 Vladimir Mazyrin vi Contents Six Economic Interdependence within ASEAN: A Perspective on the Vietnamese Strategy for Development and National Security 104 Hien Do Seven Vietnam’s Integration into the World: National and Global Interfaces 119 Eero Palmujoki Part II Law, Legal Reform, and the Vietnamese State Eight Understanding Legality in Vietnam 137 John Gillespie Nine Lawyers and Prosecutors under Legal Reform in Vietnam: The Problem of Equality 162 Nguyen Hung Quang Ten Vietnamese Courts: Contemporary Interactions between Party-State and Law 178 Penelope (Pip) Nicholson Eleven Power and Representation at the Vietnamese National Assembly: The Scope and Limits of Political Doi Moi 198 Matthieu Salomon Twelve Modern Law, Traditional Ethics, and Contemporary Political Legitimacy in Vietnam 217 David Koh Thirteen Building Blocks for the Rule of Law? Legal Reforms and Public Administration in Vietnam 237 Karin Buhmann Notes on Contributors 254 Index 259 L I S T O F T A B L E S A N D F I G U R E S Tables 1.1 Vietnam’s imports from selected partners 1980–2004 12 1.2 Vietnam’s exports to selected partners 1980–2004 12 1.3 Vietnam’s corruption score in the TI Corruption Perceptions Index 18 1.4 Vietnam’s average annual growth rate over four quinquennia 20 6.1 Vietnam’s exports to the world 113 9.1 Acquittals in the Vietnamese judicial process, 1999–2002 171 Figures 10.1 Formal political and administrative structure of Vietnam 180 10.2 Total number of cases accepted by the courts 188 This page intentionally left blank A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T S This volume is primarily the product of two conferences on contemporary Vietnam convened by the Research Group on Contemporary Vietnam of the Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales (CERI) at Sciences Po in the fall of 2003 and 2004. The editors are grateful to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of France in Hanoi for their continuing financial support of the Research Group since its founding by Benoît de Tréglodé in 2000. The Research Group on Contemporary Vietnam was originally a joint project between Sciences Po, la Maison des Sciences de l’Homme and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). The Group, which took shape under the aegis of Jean-Luc Domenach, seeks to give a new impetus to research on contemporary Vietnam in Europe with a focus on strengthening the rich French heritage of studies on Vietnam, encouraging interdisciplinary study and providing a meeting ground for the new generation of scholars of Vietnam. In addition to organizing annual international conferences, the group also provides financial assistance to scholars for translations of research and fieldwork in Vietnam. This volume brings together the work and perspectives of sixteen scholars from Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, the United States, and Vietnam, and reflects the Research Group’s commitment to advancing French and international research on Vietnam. We are also particularly grateful to Christopher Goscha, a prominent specialist on Vietnam, professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and co-director of the Research Group. At the 2003 conference, we were honored by the presence of Nguyen Van Binh, director of the Maison du droit Vietnamo-Française in Hanoi, Professor Monique Chemillier-Gendreau (Paris 7), and Professor Monique Sélim (IRD). We are thankful for their contributions.
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