Workshops, seminars, and lecture-based activities form an important part of the project. Through these academic programmes, the project seeks to create a space for exchange, discussion, and the development of feminist approaches to law, gender, and social justice in both Vietnamese and international contexts.
📅 Dates
01–04 August 2022
📍 Location
UEL, Thu Duc City & Can Gio District
📖 Format
On-site Lectures & Online Seminar
The 2022 Special Lecture Series was organized within the framework of the project by the University of Economics and Law (UEL), VNU-HCM, in collaboration with the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Asia Office. The programme introduced key issues concerning women in law and the law of gender equality in the United States, while also creating an academic space for discussion on feminist legal theory and interdisciplinary approaches to legal research.
Session 1
Prof. Elizabeth Porter — Introduction to Women in the Law
Session 2
Prof. Elizabeth Porter — The Law of Gender Equality in the U.S.
Online Seminar
Elena Caruso (University of Kent, UK) — Feminist Legal Theory
Session 3
Prof. Elizabeth Porter — Constitutional Rights and Gender
Field Activity
Can Gio study visit — Mangrove Protection and Women’s Livelihood Development
Closing Session
Programme Review, Participant Feedback & Certificate Awarding
The programme brought together legal scholars and gender experts, with participation from lecturers, doctoral researchers, postgraduate students, and law students from different legal education institutions in Vietnam.
Interim Dean, Law School, University of Washington
Prof. Porter is an Associate Professor and Charles I. Stone Professor of Law. Her research, published in leading journals including the Columbia Law Review, New York University Law Review, and Cornell Law Review, focuses on civil litigation. She teaches Civil Procedure, Complex Litigation, Torts, and Federal Courts, and received a University-wide Distinguished Teaching Award in 2014.
PhD Candidate in Law, University of Kent, UK
Elena Caruso’s research focuses on reproductive rights, social movements, and the civil law tradition, drawing on feminist legal scholarship and the sociology of law. She has held visiting positions at Osgoode Hall Law School, Cardiff School of Law and Politics, and the University of Bonn.
The lecture series addressed several core themes in feminist legal theory, including:
An overview of the development of feminist movements across different legal and historical periods.
Case studies on key judgments addressing gender equality within the U.S. legal system.
Examination of constitutional issues and fundamental rights from a gender and equality perspective.
Application of feminist legal theory to legal methodology and the interpretation of law.
On 04 August 2022, the programme included a field visit to Can Gio District, connecting academic discussion with practice through engagement with the mangrove ecosystem, the lives of local women, and exchanges with local authorities and social organizations.
The visit brought together scholars, experts, and more than 20 participants from various law schools and legal education institutions across Vietnam.
Lecture Series 2022 — Prof. Elizabeth Porter with UEL representatives
Field Activity — Participants at Can Gio Protection Forest
Academic Resources — Prof. Elizabeth Porter's Publications
Following the vibrant Feminism Week jointly organized by the University of Economics and Law and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, UEL hosted an open lecture series on feminism, gender, and law. Featuring three influential speakers, the programme created a space for participants to gain foundational knowledge, share perspectives, and engage in critical discussion across the sessions.
Open to students and learners across the university with an interest in feminism, gender, and law.
UEL Space, with an interactive format designed to encourage discussion and active participant engagement.
Rector, Thai Binh Duong University.
Former President, Hoa Sen University.
Vice Dean, Faculty of Economic Law.
Session led by Dr. Pham Quoc Loc, introducing key conceptual approaches to gender from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Session led by Dr. Trinh Thuc Hien, exploring the feminist judgments methodology in the Vietnamese legal context.
Session led by Dr. Bui Tran Phuong, focusing on the intellectual foundations of Vietnamese feminist thought.