New contents in Vietnamese Penal Code of 2015 and Criminal Procedure Code of 2015 on juvenile committing crime

Abstract

“Ensure the best benefits for juvenile” is a principle of  international law as well as our viewpoint throughout the policies of protecting, caring for and educating children. Whereby, based on the principle of ensuring the best benefits for offenders under 18 years of age, Vietnamese Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code of 2015 have been significantly amended and supplemented. This article contributes to analysis these new points.

Keywords: The Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code, juvenile commiting crime.