Development of family legislation in Vietnam (late XIX century-1976)

The article analyzes the development of Vietnamese legislation in the aspect of family and marriage relations since the late XIX century, when Vietnam became an integral part of the French Indochina (Indochinese Union), until the country's unification in 1976. The study is based on the laws and regulations, including very rare materials, that are little studied even in Vietnam, and they are first introduced into scientific circulation in Russian Vietnamese studies. This study also demonstrates the evolution of state regulation of family life during the given period - age and conditions of marriage, family composition and the nature of relationships within it, the ability to file for divorce, etc. It is also shown how timely and to what extent the state responded to family life issues relevant to Vietnamese social thought, and, vice versa, how society itself perceived codification changes in such a traditional sphere.

family in Vietnam, family law, women in Vietnam, laws on marriage and family