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David Cay Johnston: If my friend will yield, what Vietnam has said is that they are anxious to have this aid. I mean this legal help from…

On the recordJuly 25, 1996
If my friend will yield, what Vietnam has said is that they are anxious to have this aid. I mean this legal help from the ABA and the International Law Institute. They are anxious to have this aid because they want to develop this system. They are in the process of developing a commercial code, a civil code, training their judges in criminal codes. Part of it is helping them draft the laws, and part of it is in training the lawyers and the judges, and they want this. They were in my office just 2 weeks ago. What is wrong with that?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing legal aid and support for Vietnam's development of its legal system.

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