A strategic milestone has been marked by the Government’s Decision No. 129/QD-TTg approving the scheme “Promoting the Role of Vietnam Lawyers’ Association at All Levels in Legal Dissemination and Education for the 2024–2030 Period.” This scheme affirms the core role of the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association, aiming to place citizens at the center and ensure that everyone has timely and quality access to legal information.
At the same time, legal dissemination and education are facing the need for renewal to adapt to the two-tier urban government model. To address this challenge, local authorities are focusing on innovative solutions such as promoting digital transformation and leveraging the strengths of mass organizations and grassroots mediation networks.
Playing the “conductor” role in coordinating these activities is the Department of Legal Dissemination and Education under the Ministry of Justice. As the leading authority in this field, the Department is responsible for advising, directing, guiding, and supervising ministries, sectors, and localities to ensure the consistent and effective implementation of legal dissemination and education nationwide, thereby translating major policy orientations into practice.
Sharing this orientation, Mr. Phan Hong Nguyen – Deputy Director of the Department of Legal Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid – emphasized that the application of technology and digital transformation is no longer a choice but an imperative.
According to him, “Accelerating digital transformation will break down barriers of space and time, bringing legal policies into everyday life more quickly, effectively, and transparently. This is the shortest path to ensure that every citizen, wherever they are, can easily access legal information.”
Translating central policies into concrete action, localities are taking creative steps to bring the law closer to its intended audiences. Sharing practical experience, Ms. Nguyen Thuy Thanh Yen – Deputy Director of the Department of Justice of Khanh Hoa Province – noted that the success of legal dissemination and education lies in “tailoring” both content and communication methods to fit the specific characteristics of each target group.
Ms. Yen emphasized: “In a province with strong maritime and tourism economies like Khanh Hoa, we consider legal dissemination for fishermen, tourism workers, and coastal businesses a key task. Laws only truly come to life when they address people’s real issues. That’s why we always take the initiative to reach out, listen, and choose the most relatable and practical ways to engage with them.”
Beyond information provision, another key pillar enabling citizens to protect their rights is legal aid — the “extended arm” of justice, particularly aimed at vulnerable groups in society.
Under the state management of the Department of Legal Dissemination, Education and Legal Aid (Ministry of Justice), the network of state legal aid centers and collaborating lawyers has been continuously strengthened. This system provides entirely free legal services — including counseling, representation, and defense — for low-income individuals, persons with meritorious service to the nation, ethnic minorities, and other policy beneficiaries.
Through legal aid, citizens’ right to protection is no longer confined to paper but has been translated into concrete action — ensuring equality before the law and reinforcing public trust in the fairness and integrity of the legal system.
The coherent combination of national strategy, close guidance, creative local implementation, and a robust legal aid network has built a strong foundation that enables every citizen to access and use the law as a tool to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests.
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