Thesis title: Initial investigation of murder caused by unknown perpetrator in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Major: Criminology and Crime Prevention              Code: 9.38.01.05

Name of PhD student: Phongsakone INNAVONG        Course: 22nd

Scientific title, degree and full name of the supervisors:
1. Assoc. Prof. PhD. Le Huu Anh;
2. Prof. PhD. Nguyen Van Nhat.

Name of training institution: The People’s Police Academy - The Ministry of Public Security

New contributions of the thesis:

1. The thesis clarifies the theoretical perception of murder such as: The concept and legal signs of murder.

2. The thesis clarifies the theory of murder caused by unknown perpetrator such as: The concept and characteristics of murder caused by unknown perpetrator and the issues that need to be proved in the investigation of murder.

3. The thesis clarifies the theory of the initial investigation of murder caused by unknown perpetrator in Laos such as: concept, characteristics, legal basis, content, form, and methods of conducting the initial investigation of the murder caused by unknown perpetrator in The Lao People's Democratic Republic. 

4. The thesis surveys and assesses the actual situation of murder in Lao PDR from 2011 to the end of 2021 and gives the criminal characteristic of murder in Laos.

5. The thesis surveys and clarifies the status of the initial investigation of the murder caused by unknown perpetrator in Laos in the past 10 years (2011 to the end of 2021) as a basis for research, analysis and making comments and evaluations in a valid away.

6. The thesis submits a scientific forecast on the factors affecting the murder situation as well as the initial investigation of murder caused by unknown perpetrators in the Lao People's Democratic Republic in the coming years.

7. The thesis proposes solutions to improve the efficiency of the initial investigation of murder caused by unknown perpetrators in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.