This article provides a comprehensive summary of 14 categories of civil disputes that fall within the jurisdiction of the People’s Courts for adjudication, as follows:
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Disputes concerning Vietnamese nationality between individuals.
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Disputes over ownership rights and other rights in relation to property.
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Disputes arising from civil transactions and civil contracts.
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Disputes concerning intellectual property rights and technology transfer, except as provided in Clause 2, Article 30 of this Code.
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Disputes over inheritance of property.
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Disputes regarding compensation for non-contractual damages.
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Disputes relating to compensation for damage caused by the application of improper administrative preventive measures under competition law, except where compensation claims are settled in administrative proceedings.
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Disputes concerning the exploitation and use of water resources, and discharge of wastewater into water sources in accordance with the Law on Water Resources.
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Land disputes under the Land Law; disputes over ownership and use rights of forests in accordance with the Law on Forest Protection and Development.
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Disputes arising from journalistic professional activities in accordance with the Law on the Press.
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Disputes relating to requests for a declaration of invalidity of notarized documents.
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Disputes concerning property subject to enforcement measures under the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement.
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Disputes regarding results of property auctions and payment of expenses for registration to purchase auctioned property under the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement.
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Other civil disputes, except those within the jurisdiction of other agencies or organizations as prescribed by law.
(Legal basis: Article 26 of the 2015 Civil Procedure Code)
