On March 20, 2013, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities held a conference to contribute ideas on the Draft Amendment to the 1992 Constitution.Participating in giving comments on the Draft Amendment to the 1992 Constitution were representatives of the Party Committee, the Board of Directors, leaders of units, professors, associate professors, Party cells; the Trade Union, the Youth Union, the Student Association, and the Veterans Association of the University. In his opening speech, Associate Professor Dr. Pham Xuan Hang (Vice Chairman of the University's Policy Advisory Council, former Principal of the University) emphasized: The University of Social Sciences and Humanities is a pioneer in training in social sciences and humanities, so contributions to the Draft Constitution must demonstrate the pioneering role of social scientists, contributing to building a more complete Constitution and suitable to the practical situation of Vietnam. Many opinions were given on the "Foreword" of the Draft, which is long, not concise, and should be rewritten. According to Associate Professor Dr. Le Mau Han, the "Foreword" must affirm the position of the Constitution maker. When writing the "Preface", we should refer back to the 1946 Constitution and continue to study Ho Chi Minh's thoughts and methods to build the Constitution.
Some other opinions commented on the sentence structure and words in the Draft Constitution in some articles that are unclear and still vague. In particular, Associate Professor, Dr. Vu Quang Hien suggested that all the words "territory" in the Draft Constitution should be replaced with "domain" because if it is only "territory", it will not include the sea area. In addition, there are opinions that there are articles written quite generally and unclearly: Article 42, Article 65. On the contrary, there are many articles that are too detailed and have many unnecessary overlaps: Article 3, Article 4, Article 16. Opinions have suggested that they should be rewritten to be concise and clear. Especially related to the issue of education, there are opinions that the entire Constitution only mentions the word "education" 11 times and only as accompanying words, there is no mention of "schools, teachers, lecturers" anywhere. Or Article 42 of the Draft Constitution “Citizens have the right and obligation to study”, there is a recommendation that it should be supplemented: universal education must clearly state which level… More than 20 comments have made comprehensive and specific comments on each sentence and word about the provisions in the Draft that still have many shortcomings and limitations. The comments have also proposed amendments and supplements to the Draft to suit the current practical situation. Along with that, many officials and civil servants of the School have directly commented on the Draft Constitution with complete and specific documents. In the coming time, the School will continue to record and synthesize the comments of officials and civil servants to send a report to the Drafting Committee to amend the Constitution.
