International Journal of Empirical Research Methods Volume 1, Issue 1 DOI : 10.59762/ijerm205275791120231005151829 THE OFFENCE OF INFANTICIDE TO VIETNAMESE CRIMINAL CODE COMPARISON WITH OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD Dr. Nguyen Thi Bao Anh 1* and MSC. Cao Thanh Thuy 2 Can Tho University, Vietnam ABSTRACT A mother’s love is one of the most sacred emotions of humanity, regardless of ethnicity or culture; however, a mother’s cruel rejection of such humanistic emotion and ending the life of the child she struggled to conceive and give birth to produces uneasiness and mistrust in people. There must be a reason why an average person would violate this consistent moral requirement. As a result of societal factors, the legal policies of a number of nations, including Vietnam, include infanticide as a crime with a number of special components, such as the offender endangering the life of a special victim under no less extraordinary situations and circumstances. All of the above distinctive conditions also produce a unique crime that partially reflects the state’s humanitarian policy. Due to the unique character of this offence, the legislation governing its implementation and enforcement must be carefully addressed. This article compares and contrasts Vietnamese law with the legal systems of countries that record infanticide as a crime, analyses and researches with an interdisciplinary approach to identify outstanding deficiencies, improve Vietnamese criminal law, ensure the criminal law’s adaptability to changing times, and better protect the rights of newborn children and mothers. Keywords: Infanticide, murder, newborn child. 1. Introduction The 1959 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child states: “Children, due to their physical and mental immaturity, require special care and protection, including appropriate physical protection before and after birth”, and the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child reaffirms this statement. Everyone has the right to life, including children. Nguyen Thi Bao Anh Can Tho University, Vietnam Email: ntbanh@ctu.edu.vn Children’s lives are essentially equivalent to those of other people, and when their lives are infringed, they are protected by criminal law for the same crimes as against other people, and in some cases even more so. But there are exceptions, such as when infants are killed by their mothers in the crime of infanticide, for which the criminal responsibility is reduced compared to murder. However, this does not negate the child's right; it demonstrates the law’s humane policy towards the mother in exceptional circumstances. 51