The Principle of Recognizing, Respecting, Protecting, and Guaranteeing Human Rights under the 2013 Constitution and its Implementation on the Civil Rights

According to the 2013 Constitution, the state recognizes, respects, protects, and guarantees human rights, which is considered as a preeminent principle in comparison with the former constitutions. This principle concretizes the State’s responsibilities for human rights and paves the way for the people to enjoy their rights based on the State’s obligations. Firstly, this paper analyzes the principle from a theoretical perspective including its content and role that demonstrates the development of the 2013 Constitution to reach the constitutionalism. Secondly, this paper evaluates the principle’s implementation on the civil rights with the goal of illuminating its achievements and shortcomings in the context of Vietnam.