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2003 Seminars on Legal Institutions for Economic Development

Jan 8 - 11, 2003

• Seminars on Legal Institutions for Economic Development

• Complete Schedule of Activities

• Legal Education Delegation Members

• Documents for the Seminars

Legal Education Delegation Members

 

  

HANOI

January 8

Visit to Hanoi Law University

Presentation on the overall needs for the development of Vietnam’s legal system and on the University’s curriculum upgrading efforts

Attended by the Department of Civil and Commercial laws, the Department of International Cooperation, and Hanoi Law University

Visit to the Institute of State and Law

Visit to the Central Institute for Economic Management

Presentations on directions for research and priorities in capacity building

Reception dinner hosted by Vice Minister Ha Hung Cuong

January 9

Seminar at the Ministry of Justice

Chaired by Mr. Dinh Trung Tung

  • Professor Gary Bell:

The Law of Contracts in the Common Law and the Civil Law System

  • Dean Tan Cheng Han:

Corporate Governance after Enron

  • Professor Thomas Heller:

The relevance to Vietnam of Corporate Law Reform in China and Western Countries

  • Professor Lance Liebman:

Property Law and Contract Law for Economic Growth

Attended by the Department of Civil and Commercial Laws, the International Cooperation Department, the Department of Legal Advisory Services, the Institute for Judicial Sciences, Hanoi Law University, the School for Legal Professional Training, the Law Faculty of Vietnam National University - Hanoi, the Central Institute for Economic Management, the Development Strategies Institute, and the Institute of State and Law

Discussion with the Ministry of Justice

Potential areas for legal training cooperation

HO CHI MINH CITY

January 10

Visit to the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

Discussion of the FETP experience from 1995-2002 and how that might inform an initiative in legal education.

Joined by:

Mr. Bach Quoc An, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Justice

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Luyen, Rector, College of Law, VNU-HCMC

Seminar at the Ho Chi Minh City College of Law

  • Professor Gary Bell:

The Law of Contracts in the Common Law and the Civil Law System

  • Professor Thomas Heller:

The relevance to Vietnam of Corporate Law Reform in China and Western Countries

  • Professor Lance Liebman:

Property Law and Contract Law for Economic Growth

Attended by the leadership of the College of Law, representatives of the Ministry of Justice, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and young faculty members of the College of Law

Meeting with Vice Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan, People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City

Discussion of the City’s priorities in education. As part of the capacity building efforts engaged in order to compete with other large Asian cities, the city indicated it supported and would seek to expand cooperative educational programs

Joined by:

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Luyen, Rector, College of Law, VNU-HCMC

Representatives of the Ministry of Justice

Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Office of Ho Chi Minh City

Closing Dinner

January 11

Lecture at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

  • Professor Thomas Heller:

The relevance to Vietnam of Corporate Law Reform in China and Western Countries

Attended by the students and teaching teams of the one-year core program in applied economics for public policy.