THE OBLIGATION TO COOPERATE IN EXTRADITION, JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS, UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION UNDER UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE 1984 AND VIETNAM’S IMPLEMENTATION

Abstract

The article explores the obligations existing under the Vietnamese legal system to cooperate in extradition, and the performance of judicial assistance in criminal matters, and in the exercise of responsibilities of member states under the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984 (CAT)