In the process of leading the Vietnamese Revolution, our Party has always recognized the critical role of institutions and laws in the country's development. At the same time, the Party has introduced many strategies and policies to perfect the institutions and laws according to each historical phase, achieving significant results. The thinking and theoretical understanding of the socialist rule of law state have been continuously improved. Our country has formed a relatively unified legal system, publicly accessible, transparent, and easy to engage with, covering virtually all areas of social life. This includes the Constitution, major Laws, Civil Codes, Commercial Codes, Administrative Codes, Criminal Codes, procedural laws, dispute resolution, and nearly 300 other laws and codes that are still in effect. These laws have laid a solid legal foundation for social-economic development, ensuring national defense, security, and international integration. It can be affirmed that, over the past 80 years, since the establishment of the workers’ state, under the leadership of the Party, our country has achieved independence, unity, freedom, democracy, peace, stability, and development because we have a Constitution and successfully implement it along with our laws.

However, a candid assessment reveals that there are still many limitations and shortcomings in lawmaking and enforcement. Some of the Party's guidelines and orientations have not been timely and fully institutionalized. The thinking behind lawmaking in some fields is still focused on management. The quality of the laws has not kept pace with practical needs. Some regulations are overlapping, contradictory, and unclear, hindering implementation, and are not conducive to fostering innovation, attracting investment, and unlocking resources. The decentralization and delegation of powers are not strong enough, administrative procedures remain cumbersome with "many twists and turns," and the cost of legal compliance remains high. The enforcement of laws is still a weak link, lacking timely and effective policy response mechanisms. There is a delay in studying and issuing policies and laws to address new issues, and there has been no legal framework to promote new growth drivers.

Currently, the world is facing epochal changes with rapid, complex, unpredictable developments. Alongside this, the scientific and technological revolution is opening up endless development spaces based on knowledge and human potential. Domestically, after nearly 40 years of renovation, our country has achieved great, historic accomplishments. From being a poor, backward country severely devastated by war and isolated internationally, Vietnam has now become a model of development for many countries worldwide, where "everyone has enough to eat, wear, and access education." The size of our economy in 2024 ranks 32nd globally. The economic, political, cultural, social, scientific-technological, defense, and security strengths have been continuously reinforced. Our foreign relations have expanded, and the country's stature and prestige have been significantly elevated.

To realize the aspiration for national advancement, we must address many tasks, of which a central one is to continue improving the institutional and legal framework to unleash production power, unlock all resources, and maximize the nation's potential and advantages, taking full advantage of development opportunities. Therefore, along with implementing the revolution for streamlining the organizational structure and striving for "double-digit" economic growth, the work of lawmaking and law enforcement must undergo fundamental reforms.

To meet this demand, on April 30, 2025, during the sacred and heroic atmosphere of the 50th anniversary of national reunification, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW on “Innovating the Work of Lawmaking and Law Enforcement to Meet the Development Requirements of the Country in the New Era” — a particularly important thematic resolution with many strategic decisions. The main objective of the Resolution is to create a society that is truly democratic, equitable, safe, transparent, and in which the people truly have control, deciding many important national issues, managing and governing society in a modern way, fostering development, improving the people's quality of life, and ensuring the security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The Resolution sets a goal that by 2030, Vietnam will have a democratic, fair, unified, transparent, and feasible legal system with strict implementation mechanisms, ensuring a solid legal foundation for the normal, continuous operation of government agencies after organizational restructuring, addressing practical challenges, and opening paths for development, mobilizing all people and businesses to participate in socio-economic development. By 2030, Vietnam aims to be a developing country with modern industry and high-income levels.

By 2025, the country aims to resolve the legal "bottlenecks." By 2027, the legal documents will be amended, supplemented, and newly issued to ensure a cohesive legal foundation for the operation of the state apparatus according to the three-tier government model. By 2028, the legal system on investment and business will be improved, positioning Vietnam’s investment environment among the top 3 ASEAN countries.

By 2045, Vietnam will have a high-quality, modern legal system that aligns with international norms and practices, implemented consistently, respecting human rights and ensuring the rule of law, becoming the standard behavior for all members of society, with modern governance and a streamlined, effective, efficient, and capable state apparatus.

According to Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW, the innovation in lawmaking and enforcement should be based on five guiding principles, with the most crucial being “ensuring the Party’s comprehensive and direct leadership in lawmaking and strengthening the Party’s leadership over law enforcement."

The Resolution also stresses that “the work of lawmaking and law enforcement is a ‘breakthrough of breakthroughs’ in perfecting the institutional framework for national development in the new era; it is a central task of building and perfecting the socialist rule of law state of the Vietnamese people, by the people, and for the people, under the Party’s leadership.” The Resolution requires: Lawmaking must be closely tied to practical realities, “standing on the practical ground of Vietnam,” selectively adopting valuable global experiences, ensuring systematic coherence, seizing every opportunity, and unlocking all resources; turning institutions and laws into competitive advantages, a solid foundation, and a strong driving force for development, promoting "double-digit" economic growth, improving the people's quality of life, and ensuring national defense, security, and foreign relations. It emphasizes enhancing the effectiveness of law enforcement, focusing on building a culture of legal compliance. The Resolution recognizes that investment in policy and legal development is an investment in national development.

To implement Resolution No. 66-NQ/TW effectively, achieving tangible results, the entire Party, people, and military must fully understand and implement the tasks and solutions outlined in the Resolution, especially the key tasks and solutions as follows:

1. Ensure the Party’s comprehensive and direct leadership in lawmaking, promoting the highest degree of Party spirit in lawmaking and enforcement.

2. Innovate thinking and orientation in lawmaking, ensuring it both fulfills state management requirements and encourages creativity, unleashing all productive forces, and unlocking every resource for development.

3. Create breakthroughs in law enforcement, ensuring the rule of law becomes the standard for behavior in society, focusing on effective law enforcement to foster socio-economic development, innovation, and digital transformation.

4. Enhance international cooperation in law and international law, ensuring Vietnam can fully meet its international legal obligations and participate effectively in shaping global legal frameworks.

5. Implement breakthrough solutions to improve the quality of legal human resources, boosting digital transformation, applying AI, big data, and specialized financial mechanisms for lawmaking and enforcement.

The quality of institutions and laws, aligned with practical development needs and the aspirations of the people, is the key factor that determines the success of each nation. Therefore, to propel the country’s growth, we must resolutely say "no" to any limitations and shortcomings in institutions and laws and not compromise on weaknesses in policy design, lawmaking, or implementation.

With the resolve and invaluable experience accumulated by our Party over 95 years of leading the revolution and 80 years of leading state-building, particularly the 40 years of innovation, combined with the involvement of the entire political system and the support of the people, we are confident that we will succeed in innovating lawmaking and enforcement, ushering the country into a new era of prosperity, civilization, and development, realizing President Ho’s dream of building a country that is "ten times as advanced" as we are today.