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Research Article

NORTH PACIFIC REGIONAL LEGAL ISSUES

Evaluation of Vietnamese Criminal Procedure Law Applicable to Juvenile Offenders (Case Study of the United Nations Model of Juvinile Criminal Justice)

Tan Duy

Le. H.

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Ho Chi Minh City University of LawRussian Federation

2018

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2020

Tan Duy L.H.

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This article outlines components of the United Nations model on juvenile criminal justice. Then it focuses on introducing and evaluating important provisions of Vietnamese criminal procedure law designed for juvenile offenders. The author applies the United Nations norms for juvenile criminal justice as criteria to assess Vietnamese criminal procedure law and make recommendations for legal reform. The findings demonstrate that there is a gap between the Vietnamese criminal procedure law applicable to juvenile offenders and the United Nations benchmark model of juvenile criminal justice, which needs to be narrowed and eliminated in future in order to have effective protection of legitimate rights and interests of juveniles who find themselves in conflict with Vietnamees criminal law.

Juvenile criminal justiceUnited NationsVietnamcriminal procedure lawcomparisonshortcomingsrecommendations

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest present.