Some Theoretical, Legal and Practical Issues on Human Rights of Aliens

Abstract

This paper analyzesthe concepts “alien” and “rights of aliens”, to explain the differences between “rights of citizen” and “rights of aliens”, the history of formation, development as well as content of rights of aliens in international law and Vietnam law. The authors argue that Vietnam's legislation has made strides in protecting the rights of aliens in comparision with the standards of international human rights law since the Vietnamese government published the 2013 Constitution. However, there are still gaps between the rights of foreigners and those of citizens, which has not been really improved in the context of globalization.

Keywords

Alien/non-citizen, rights of alien/non-citizen, rights of citizen, international human rights law, Vietnam.

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