The EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme (EU JULE) and the Department of Criminal and Administrative Legislation (Ministry of Justice) have collaborated in commissioning the “Report on assessing legal regulations on the state of emergency in the context of pandemic, and developing recommendations on the improvement of the laws on state of emergency to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic”.

The report aims to evaluate the policies and regulations of Viet Nam and several other countries on a state of emergency (SoE) in the light of international standards on human right protection, as well as the practice of COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control in Viet Nam and several other countries since the beginning of the pandemic.

The study of international experiences aims to propose suitable experiences and measures for Viet Nam. The assessment of Viet Nam's policies, measures and legal regulations aims to identify legal inadequacies, gaps and enforcement obstacles so as to create the basis for recommendations to improve regulations, guaranteeing the consistency, the synchronism of the legal system, and the compatibility with international human rights instruments to which Viet Nam is a party. These recommendations will focus on appropriate policies and measures to protect and support organizations and individuals, especially vulnerable groups in pandemic situations or pandemic SoE.