VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet on June 20 ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption, adding Vietnam to the community of nearly 140 member countries.
By ratifying this convention, Vietnam is now a participant in the global legal framework for cooperation against corruption.
Along with ratifying the convention, Vietnam issued an announcement saying it would not be held to item 2, Article 66 of this convention. This item stipulates that if disputes on the explanation and application of the convention cannot be solved by negotiation or arbitrators, members have the right to bring the case to the international private law court.
Vietnam also stated to it would not adhere to some optional regulations, such as criminalising illegal money-making acts, corruption in the private sector, the use of special investigative techniques, which Vietnamese laws don’t cover yet.
In addition, the country doesn’t consider this convention as a direct legal foundation for extradition of corruption-related criminals. Extradition must be based on Vietnamese laws.
About Vietnam’s adaptation to the convention, the Prime Minister’s report said that Vietnamese laws satisfy all 135 compulsory articles of the convention. Vietnam’s membership to this convention will help the country learn experience, get information and seek financial support for anti-corruption activities.
Vietnam will have the right to ask for assistance from other member countries in investigating and dealing with corruption cases with foreign elements.
VietNamNet/PLTHPCM
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