International Development Grant
National Legislative Development in Vietnam
Project Number: CA-3-A032788001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $11,135,218.00
Start Date: October 26, 2009
End Date: December 31, 2018
Duration: 9.2 years
Project Description
The objective of the project is to strengthen the legal foundations for economic growth through an integrated program of reforms to the Vietnamese legislative development process. It addresses several priorities of the Government of Vietnam's legal reform agenda including: the development of laws that are clear and more easily implemented; improved review of legislation to ensure that it is consistent internally and with other legislation; and more effective public participation in the lawmaking process. The project addresses these concerns through an integrated work program addressing all points of the legislative development process with attention to legislation that supports economic growth and development.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) strategic planning and management processes being applied by the Ministry of Justice and line ministries in the legislative development process; (2) increased participation in legislative development by citizens and the private sector; (3) enhanced consistency coherence and standardization in the Vietnamese legislative development system; and (4) improved quality of economic legislation developed through pilot programs.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2016 include: (1) the adoption of the new Law on the Promulgation of Legal Normative Documents (the ‘Law on Laws’) and completion of the Decree that details how the law will be implemented as well as progress towards creating supporting tools that will be used to implement the law including the integration of gender and environmental considerations in policies and laws and to support a standardized approach and overall management of the legislative agenda and process; and (2) initial efforts to improve the capacities of line ministries to conduct policy research and analysis stakeholder consultations and impact assessments in line with the new law including four training sessions to over 120 people on gender equality mainstreaming.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Canadian Bar Association
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
OGM Indo-Pacific
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP