Professional Documents
Culture Documents
- Individuals
- Legal entities
General concepts of Civil Law
Equality
Free will
Asset independence
Self -responsibility
General concepts of Civil Law
The constitution
Civil Code (a main source)
Law on different fields: Law on
Commerce, Law on Marriage and Family,
Law on Intellectual Property Rights…
International Treaties (which Vietnam is
one of contracting parties)
Civil Code
Individuals
Legal Entities
The state
Family household, Co-operative group and
others organisations without legal entity
status in civil
Individuals
* Civil Capacity
- Civil Legal Capacity (Article 16,17, 18 of the
Civil Code 2015)
- Capacity for Civil Acts of Individuals (Article
19 to 24 of the Civil Code 2015)
Individuals
Full capacity
Civil contract
“Article 385 Definition of contract
Contract means an agreement between parties in relation to the establishment,
modification or termination of civil rights and obligations.”
Conditions (characteristics)
- Agreement
- Establish, modify, terminate civil rights and obligations of the civil subjects.
- A certain forms: written, oral, acts, evidences
Classification: Nature of relationships
- Civil contract (narrow sense)
- Commercial contract (business contract)
Liability for Compensation for Non-
Contractual Damage
Chapter 20 of the CIVIL CODE 2015
4.2 Contract Law
Business contracts
- Contracting parties are traders regulated
by the law on commerce (2005 in Vietnam)
- Aims: get benefits
- Forms: may be enforceable under the law
on commerce