The National Assembly has passed the Law on Criminal Judgment Enforcement, this Law takes effect from July 2026.
This law stipulates the principles, order, procedures, organization, tasks, and powers of agencies and competent persons in the enforcement of judgments and decisions on prison sentences, death sentences...
At the same time, regulations on the responsibilities of relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals in criminal judgment enforcement, judicial measures; international cooperation in criminal judgment enforcement.
Article 4 stipulates 8 principles of criminal judgment enforcement including:
First, comply with the Constitution and laws, ensure the interests of the State, the legitimate rights and interests of agencies, organizations, and individuals.
Second, legally effective decisions of the Court must be respected by agencies, organizations, and individuals; relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals must strictly comply.
Third, ensuring socialist humanitarianism; respecting the honor, dignity, legitimate rights and interests of judgment creditors, judgment enforcement officers, and the legitimate rights and interests of commercial legal entities enforcing judgments.
Fourth, combining punishment and reform education in judgment enforcement; applying reform education measures must be based on the nature and severity of the crime, age, health, gender, educational level and other personal characteristics of the judgment-enforcer.
Fifth, encourage judgment creditors to repent, actively study, work to reform, and voluntarily compensate for damages.
Sixth, ensure the right to complain and denounce illegal acts and decisions of agencies and competent persons in criminal judgment enforcement.
Seventh, ensure the participation of agencies, organizations, individuals and families in criminal judgment enforcement and community reintegration activities in accordance with the law.
Eighth, applying science, technology, digital transformation and modernizing criminal judgment enforcement activities.
