19.1 Criminal Jurisdiction

Under Vietnamese law, territorial jurisdiction is recognized and generally exercised. Article 5 (1) of the 2015 Criminal Code (No.100/2015/QH13, enacted on 27 November 2015, amended by the Law on Amendments to the Criminal Code No. 100/2015/QH13 No. 12/2017/QH14 on 20 June 2017) reads: “The Criminal Code applies to every criminal offense …