Popular sovereignty is one of the important issues in the content of the constitutions. The perception and expression of popular sovereignty in Vietnam’s constitutions have many dissimilarities. The constitutions of Vietnam of 1959, 1980, and 1992 were rather limited and inadequate in scope with regards to popular sovereignty. Even though the 2013 Vietnam Constitution has presented more comprehensive popular sovereignty than the previous constitutions of Vietnam, further investigation and refinement are still needed. This article gives a number of suggestions to achieve more adequate and full expression of popular sovereignty in the 2013 Vietnam Constitution.
Minh Khoi Nguyen (Mon,) studied this question.