Cluster 2
Court System
The structure, jurisdiction and role of the people's courts under Law No. 81/2025/QH15.
Overview of Vietnam's court system
The three-tier people's court hierarchy and specialized courts under Law No. 81/2025/QH15, their jurisdictions, and how cases move through the system.
Provincial People's Courts
First-instance and appellate jurisdiction of provincial people's courts; their role in the three-tier hierarchy under Law No. 81/2025/QH15.
Regional People's Courts
Regional people's courts — the new court level established under Law No. 81/2025/QH15 effective 01/07/2025, replacing district people's courts.
Specialized courts
Specialized courts organized by subject matter — family, labour, administrative, economic, intellectual property — within the people's court system.
The Supreme People's Court
Supervisory and re-opening review, and the Supreme People's Court's role in developing precedent under Law No. 81/2025/QH15.