September 11, 2000
Co-sponsored by The Institute of State and Law, The Vietnam-USA Society and
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Welcoming Remarks
Dao Tri Uc, Director of the Institute of State and Law and L. Gordon Flake,
Executive Director of The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
9:30 – 11:30 p.m. Session I: "Defining the Rule of Law in a Vietnamese
Context"
Chair: Professor Dr. Dao Tri Uc
Presentation
Dr. Le Minh Thong, Vice-Director
The Institute of State and Law
Presentation
Dr. Vo Khanh Vinh, Vice-Director
The Institute of State and Law
Discussant
Dr. Le Minh Tam, Rector, Hanoi Law School
Ministry of Justice
Open Discussion
All participants
11:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Session II: "Administrative Implications of the Rule of Law" Chair: L. Gordon Flake, Executive Director
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Presentation
Dr. Pham Hong Thai, Head of Law Department, National Academy of Administration
Presentation
Dr. Bui Xuan Duc, Head of the Department
The Institute of State and Law
Discussant
Dr. Le Cam, Dean, School of Law
Hanoi National University
Open Discussion
All Participants
3:15 – 5:15 p.m. Session III: " Economic Implications of the Rule of Law" Chair: Dr. Nguyen Nhu Phat, Head of the Department, Institute
of State and Law
Presentation
Jerome A. Cohen, Professor,
NYU Law School/Council on Foreign Relations
Presentation
Dr. Tran Dinh Hao, Head of the Department
Institute of State and Law
Dr. Le Hong Hanh, Vice Rector, Hanoi Law School,
Ministry of Justice
