Hanoi, Sept. 8 -- LAW ON MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Pursuant to the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, as amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 203/2025/QH15;

The National Assembly hereby enacts the Law on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Law provides for principles, competence, sequences, and procedures for implementing mutual legal assistance in criminal matters between Viet Nam and foreign countries; and responsibilities of Vietnamese state agencies in mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Law shall apply to Vietnamese agencies, organizations, and individuals, as wel...