Academic Workshops Archive - UEL Feminist Legal Theory Project

Section 1

Conference on Vietnamese Feminist Judgments

The Conference on Vietnamese Feminist Judgments 2025 (VFJ 2025) is a major national academic event organized by the University of Economics and Law (UEL).

It operates within the framework of the project "Integrating Feminist Legal Theory into Legal Education, Research and Practice", proudly funded by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Hanoi Office. The conference aims to push the boundaries of legal interpretation by systematically rewriting historical and contemporary judgments through a feminist lens.

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Section 2

FGL Posters & Essay Competition

Launched during FGL Week 2024, the Faculty of Economic Law hosted an essay writing competition and an immersive poster design activity focused on feminism, gender, and law for all UEL students.

"If any female feels she needs anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency." — bell hooks

Students participated in groups, producing visuals that merged feminist legal theory with creative communication. High-scoring essays received curated book collections covering essential feminist literature.

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Section 3

FGL Week: Feminism, Gender and Law Week

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.

Audience

Open to students and learners across the university with an interest in feminism, gender, and law.

Venue

UEL Space, with an interactive format designed to encourage discussion and active participant engagement.

Featured Speakers

Speaker 01

Dr. Pham Quoc Loc

Rector, Thai Binh Duong University.

Speaker 02

Dr. Bui Tran Phuong

Former President, Hoa Sen University.

Speaker 03

Dr. Trinh Thuc Hien

Vice Dean, Faculty of Economic Law.

Lecture Programme

24 September | 7:45 - 9:45 Some Basic Perspectives on Gender

Session led by Dr. Pham Quoc Loc, introducing key conceptual approaches to gender from an interdisciplinary perspective.

25 September | 7:45 - 9:45 Towards Vietnamese Feminist Judgments

Session led by Dr. Trinh Thuc Hien, exploring the feminist judgments methodology in the Vietnamese legal context.

26 September | 7:45 - 9:45 Theoretical Foundations of Vietnamese Feminist Thought in the First Half of the Twentieth Century

Session led by Dr. Bui Tran Phuong, focusing on the intellectual foundations of Vietnamese feminist thought.

Section 4

Toward Vietnamese Feminist Judgments

Date

10 April 2024

Organiser

Economic Law, UEL

Format

Lecture & roundtable

On the afternoon of 10 April 2024, the Faculty of Economic Law organized a high-level open talk and international roundtable. This event serves as a foundational milestone in the project's mission to explore the intersection of gender, labor, and legal theory across Vietnamese and European perspectives.

Programme Highlights

01

Theory & Methodology

Exploring the historical development of feminist movements and the rewriting of legal judgments through a gender-sensitive methodology.

02

Judgment Analysis

Critical commentary on specific judicial decisions, demonstrating how feminist theory reframes the application of the law.

03

International Dialogue

Roundtable coverage of household labor division and Germany's experience in regulating unpaid care work.

Roundtable coverage of household labor division and Germany’s experience in regulating unpaid care work.

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Section 5

Women in the Law: The Law of Gender Equality in the United States

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.

The programme featured world-class speakers, including Prof. Elizabeth Porter (Interim Dean, Law School, University of Washington) and Ms. Elena Caruso (PhD Candidate in Law, University of Kent, UK).

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Section 6

Workshop on Feminist Judgment Methodology 2022

Objectives for Feminist Judgments

Provide the feminist approach for original court decisions.
Enhance the quality of judicial methods by demonstrating how to apply theoretical knowledge for legal reasoning and making a decision.

Section 7

2021 Feminist Legal Theory Workshop

The 2021 Feminist Legal Theory Workshop was an early academic activity of the project, bringing together scholars, researchers, and practitioners to explore the theoretical foundations of feminist legal thought and its emerging applications within the Vietnamese legal context. The workshop provided a space for participants to engage with international feminist legal scholarship and to connect its frameworks with the realities of Vietnamese law and gender equality.

Workshop Materials

Proceedings from the Roundtable Discussion on Feminist Legal Theory held in May 2021 are available in the archive below.

Open the May 2021 roundtable proceedings

Workshops &Seminars