Vietnam: What is the full text of Decision 266/2025/QD-CTN in 2025 on pardon?
What is the full text of Decision 266/2025/QD-CTN in 2025 on pardon?
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Southern Liberation and National Reunification Day (April 30, 2025), the President issued Decision 266/2025/QD-CTN in 2025 on pardon.
Download the full text of Decision 266/2025/QD-CTN in 2025 on pardon
According to the full text of Decision 266/2025/QD-CTN in 2025 on pardon, the completed prison sentence term for considering pardon is counted until April 30, 2025.
Persons eligible for pardon include individuals serving a definite-term prison sentence, those sentenced to life imprisonment who have had their sentences commuted to definite-term imprisonment, and individuals on temporary suspension of sentence execution.
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Do students in Vietnam have to learn the law?
According to the provisions of Article 2 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012 regarding the rights being informed about law and the duty to study, learn law of citizens:
The rights being informed about law and the duty to study, learn law of citizens
1. The citizens have the right being informed about law and have the duty to take the initiative in studying, learning law
2. The State shall ensure and facilitate for the citizens performing the rights being informed about law.
Thus, all citizens (including students) have the right to be informed about law and must take the initiative in studying and learning law.
What are the 08 forms of legal dissemination and education in Vietnam?
The press meeting and press releases under Article 12 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012
- The office of the President shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with Office of National Assembly, agency presiding over drafting, to organize a press meeting and issue press release relating to laws, ordinances, resolutions containing normative laws of National Assembly, The Standing committee of National Assembly after The State President have sign the order for announcement.
- Monthly, the Ministry of Justice shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the Officer of Government and agency presiding over drafting to issue press release relating to legal documents promulgated by the Government, the Prime Minister.
- The content of press release state clearly the necessary, purposes of promulgation and major content of the legal documents.
Publishing law information on the website under Article 13 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012
- The following law information must be published on the website of Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Governmental agencies, the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuracy, State Audit, Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and central agencies of socio-political organizations, People’s Councils, People’s Committees at provincial level.
+ Legal documents relating to operation field of agencies, organizations;
+ Legal documents promulgated by agencies or coordinate-promulgated by agencies and organizations;
+ The administrative procedures relating directly to people, enterprises within their duties;
+ Drafts of legal document being published to get comments as prescribed by law.
- In addition to information specified in clause 1 of this Article, agencies, organizations are encouraged to publish on their website other information regarding to activities of formulating and executing law, legal question and answer which is necessary for people.
The legal dissemination and education on means of mass media under Article 14 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012
Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, People Newspaper, newspaper of law-protecting agencies, newspaper and provincial radio and television stations set up programs, specialized papers, specialized items on law; diversify forms of legal dissemination and education to popularize provisions of laws, situation of law executing and other information about law.
Consulting, guiding of legal studying; supplying information, documents on law under Article 15 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012
- Agencies, organizations, individuals considering, settling cases of a citizen have responsibility for interpretation, supply on provisions of law that relating directly to the settling cases or guidance for searching on the national legal database as requested by such citizen.
- The State has incentive policy for organizations consulting law, other organizations of legal service, training institutions and studying institutions specialized in law to implement consultancy, guidance legal studying, free supply of information, legal materials for people.
legal dissemination and education through adjudicating work, handling administrative violations, receiving citizens, settlement complaints, denunciation under Article 16 of the Law on Legal Dissemination and Education 2012
- People’s Court at levels through adjudicating activities at their head office, select suitable lawsuits having hight educational nature to organize itinerant adjudicating aiming to popularize, educate law for persons taking part in the court sessions and the people.
- The competent agencies through handling administrative violations, receiving citizens, settlement complaints, denunciation, organizing dialogue with the people to combine with legal dissemination and education.
