Prof. Phan Trung Ly is the former member of the National Assembly Standing Committee and Chairman of the National Assembly’s Law Committee. He is currently a member of the Vietnam Communist Party’s Central Theoretical Council and Vice Chairman of the SIU Academic Council. Prof. Ly has made significant contribution to the national legal system with in-depth research on the legal system; the organization, operation, changes and developments of the National Assembly; the operation of local governments. In 2022, Prof. Ly and a number of experts founded the Institute of Law and Social Studies. In his new position as Director of the Institute, he hopes to progess his contribution through his knowledge as well as enthusiasm to the development of the national legal system.