Vietnamese Criminal Polices and Laws in the Industrial Revolution 4.0: Some New Awareness1

Abstract

The industrial revolution 4.0 reflects combination of technologies in physics, digitalisation and biology, shaping a modern world of information technology where virtual and real systems are integrated through worldwide internet connection networks. Despite a number of advantages, this revolution also creates new challenges and threats, requiring systematic changes in economic, cultural, and social areas, including reform of criminal policies and laws for effective crime prevention, protection of sovereignty, national security, human rights and citizens’ rights in the new context. Therefore, it is important to have a new awareness on Vietnamese criminal policies and laws in the industrial revolution 4.0 to facilitate the identification of key research areas for further improvement and application of criminal policies and laws in the new era.