THE LEGAL THOUGHT OF LÊ THÁNH TÔNG – LESSONS FOR BUILDING THE SOCIALIST RULE-OF-LAW STATE IN VIETNAM TODAY

Resumo

In today's era, the global and regional situation is changing rapidly and unpredictably. While peace, national independence, cooperation, and development remain major trends, ethnic and religious conflicts, territorial disputes over seas and islands, localized wars, interventions, subversions, terrorism, and fierce economic competition continue to escalate. Non-traditional security threats are increasing, enhancing political stability, sovereignty protection, and national security crucial for economic and cultural development. To fulfill these tasks, on the one hand, we must inherit the values of human legal thought and historical social practices; on the other hand, we must absorb and refine the values of Vietnam’s legal traditions as an endogenous resource that shapes the Vietnamese spirit, resilience, and identity. This article analyzes the legal thought of Lê Thánh Tông and draws historical lessons for the construction of a socialist rule-of-law state in Vietnam today.