TTLV: The Rule of Law and the Reform of Religious Policy in Vietnam (2004-2016)

1. Student's full name: DO THI THUY VU
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: September 13, 1996
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision on student admission No. 2168/QD-XHNV, dated November 19, 2020, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis title: “The Rule of Law and the Reform of Religious Policy in Vietnam (2004-2016)”
8. Major: Political Science
Code: 8310201.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Duy Quynh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
10. Summary of the thesis results:

• The thesis clarified the guidelines and policies of the Vietnamese Party and State on building a socialist rule of law state regarding religion from 1994, especially the period 2004-2016, and considered it a crucial political decision in continuing to innovate religious policy in Vietnam.

• In the process of building a rule-of-law state regarding religion in Vietnam, the development and improvement of laws on religion holds a particularly important position. This thesis clarifies this process through the analysis and evaluation of the Ordinance on Beliefs and Religions (2004) and the Law on Beliefs and Religions (2016).

• The thesis also clarifies the significant role and importance of the rule of law in Vietnam and considers it a crucial achievement in the continued improvement of religious policy in Vietnam.

11. Practical applications
The research findings of this thesis have contributed to clarifying the theoretical and practical basis for the theory of the rule of law and religion in Vietnam. At the same time, through analyzing the process of forming the model of the rule of law and religion in Vietnam, it promotes state management of religion, contributing to national unity and stable national development.
12. Further research directions (if any)
13. Published works related to the thesis (if any):

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: DO THI THUY VU
2. Sex: Female
3, Date of birth: September 13, 1996
4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5, Admission decision number: 2168/QD-XHNV; November 19, 2020 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.
6, Changes in academic process: No
7, Official thesis title: Rule of law and the renovation of religious policy in Vietnam (2004-2016)
8. Major: Politics
Code: 8310201.01
9, Scientific supervisor: Ph.D. Nguyen Duy Quynh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities
10, Summary of the results of the thesis:

- This master thesis has clarified the strategies and policies of the Party and State of Vietnam to build a socialist rule of law state on religion since 1994, especially in the period 2004-2016 and consider it as a crucial political decision in continuing to renovate the religious policy in Vietnam.

- In the process of building a rule of law state on religion in Vietnam, the building and perfecting of the law on religion plays a particular position. This master thesis has explained this process through analysis and evaluation of the Ordinance on Religious Beliefs (2004) and the Law on Religious Beliefs (2016).

- The master thesis also clarifies the role and the significance of the rule of law in Vietnam and considers it as an important achievement in continuing to perfect the religious policy in Vietnam.

11. Practical applicability:

Results of this research have contributed to clarifying the theoretical and practical basis of the theory of the rule of law and religion in Vietnam. At the same time, through analyzing the process of forming the model of the rule of law and religious state in Vietnam, to a certain extent, the master thesis encouraged the state management of religion, contributing the national unity to develop the country.

12, Further research directions: (if any)

13, Published works related to the thesis: (if any)