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Conference Overview

Traditional legal approaches often assume that law is unbiased and objective, emphasizing coherence, consistency, and predictability in legal rules. Feminist legal theory, as discussed by Bartlett (1990), challenges this assumption by questioning how masculine perspectives have shaped legal concepts, institutional norms, and legal reasoning.

As a social construct, law has historically reflected and reproduced power relations, including gender inequality, particularly during periods when women had limited opportunities to participate in legal institutions and professional roles. Although law has sought to address women’s issues in various contexts, feminist legal theory continues to critique the extent to which women’s experiences and perspectives remain underrepresented in legal doctrine and practice.

To advance social justice and gender equality, feminist legal theory has increasingly been applied across a wide range of legal fields, from rape and sexual work to labour, tort, contract, property, and company law.

ICFGL 2024

The International Conference on Feminism, Gender, and Law 2024 is organized by the University of Economics and Law, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, following the successful ICFGL 2021.

ICFGL 2024 is sponsored by Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia and aims to bring together scholars, activists, and policymakers from around the world to discuss and debate the latest research and developments in the field.

• Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rosemary Hunter, Professor of Law and Socio-Legal Studies, Kent Law School, University of Kent, UK.
• Keynote Speaker: Dr. Emma Palmer, Senior Lecturer, Griffith Law School, Griffith University, Australia.