The fundamentals of the amended constitution of 2013 on the accountability of constitutional bodies and implementation outlook

The organization and exercise of power in a democratic State ruled by law require the specification of accountability of power-holding subjects for the decisions made to those with oversight capacity as given by law. The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was ratified on 28 November 2013, at the 6th plenary session of the 13th National Assembly. Effective from 1 January 2014, the amended Constitution marks an outstanding progress in the power control mechanism in accordance with the principles of a Socialist state ruled by law that is of the people, by the people, for the people.