Improving legal framework to implement the right to access to justice in environmental matters in Vietnam

Abstract

“The right to access to justice in environmental matters” is one of human’s basic rights as mentioned in important international documents of human’s rights and international environmental agreements. This right, however, still rather new both in theory and in practice in Vietnam. To provide readers with an overview of the right to justice in environmental matters in Vietnam, this paper will present its origin and legal background. An analysis of some practical cases is also included to provide a better understanding about the right. The author also suggests some solutions with an attempt to guarantee the right so that the environmental protection will be carried out more efficiently.