SOME URGENT AND FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES TO COMPLETE LAWS AND POLICIES ON ETHNIC MINORITIES IN MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS OF VIETNAM

In Vietnam, ethnic minority issues are considered to be a fundamental, urgent, long-term and strategic. These are the duties of the Party, the people, the army, and the whole political system. Over the past years, the Party and the State of Vietnam have passed many guidelines, policies and laws related to the issues of ethnic minorities and mountainous areas. However, in the process of organizing and implementing, there are still many difficulties and obstacles. In this study, the author uses the method of sociological investigation and expert interviews to initially identify the fundamental and urgent issues in the legal policy formulation on ethnic minorities and mountainous areas in Vietnam now.