Legal System of Paracel Islands

Paracel Islands is located in East N Southeast Asia. It is geographically situated in southeastern asia, group of small islands and reefs in the south china sea, about one-third of the way from central vietnam to the northern philippines.

Government Overview

Constitutional Framework

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Citizenship and Suffrage

Historical Background

The Paracel Islands are surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island. China has occupied all the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. China has built a military installation on Woody Island with an airfield and artificial harbor, and it has scattered garrisons on some of the other islands.


This article provides a summary of the legal system and governmental structure of Paracel Islands based on the CIA World Factbook. The Factbook is a public domain publication of the United States Central Intelligence Agency.