(VOVworld) – The Hanoi Justice Department held a “law day” on Thursday to disseminate information about Vietnam’s sea and islands to judicial workers of its affiliates. They were briefed about the history of Vietnam’s sovereignty over Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and guidelines and laws of the Party and Government related to sea and islands.

A corner of Truong Sa archipelago (Photo: VOV)

According to Lieutenant-colonel Nguyen Huu Tuyen of the Hanoi Capital High Command, the primary motivation of people’s consensus and united strength to defend Vietnam’s sea and islands is sufficient historical and legal evidence to prove its sovereignty, which conforms to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. They are an important legal base for Vietnam’s management and development of its marine economy.