Today I presented to law students at Can Tho University; explaining the similarities and differences in the judiciary in Australia and Vietnam #UonLawVietnam
Visiting KOCUN was an eye-opener into the stories of struggles and successes of Vietnamese women and their children, who come back to Vietnam following failed arranged marriages with Korean men. Such strength and resilience #UonLawVietnam
Visiting Can Tho University today, seeing their campus, library and learning about the legal system and the experiences of law students here #UonLawVietnam
At HCM City University of Law, Dr Duy Le’s talk was insightful. We learnt about: civil law vs common law systems; inquisitorial vs adversarial; and the principle of centralisation vs separation of powers #UoNLawVietnam
Arrived yesterday in Saigon, with enough time to watch the NRL grand final in an Aussie themed bar, shop some local, handmade, artisan goods and take in the view from Sky Bar #UoNLawVietnam
Our “rest day” turned into a 20km bike ride! So interesting to ride around rural Hoi An, seeing local rice paper making, boat building and weaving along the way #UoNLawVietnam
On the bus from Hanoi to Hoi An, I learnt how to play the ruthless, cut-throat game “Mafia” whereby one person “kills off” other friends and tries to not incriminate themselves as the killer, while the rest try to figure out who the murderer is! #UoNLawVietnam
A sweltering 36 degrees did not stop us from visiting the Imperial Palace and tombs in Hue, but quite a few bottles of water were required (make sure they have a nice “cracking” sound on opening or they could be fake refilled bottles!) #UONLAWVIETNAM
At the Supreme Court learning about the organisational structure, apparatus, functions and systems of the People’s Court System of Vietnam #UoNLawVietnam
Today I had the opportunity to ask the Head of the Institute of Legal Studies about Vietnamese domestic violence policy and how they treat drug addicted offenders #UoNLawVietnam#criminaljustice#policy