Traditional legal approaches assume law is unbiased and objective, focusing on legal rules’ coherence, consistency, and predictability. Feminist legal theory, as articulated by Bartlett (1990), challenges this view, questioning the impact of masculine perspectives on legal concepts and norms. As a social construct, law has historically perpetuated power dynamics, including gender inequality, before women’s active participation in legal roles. Feminist legal theory, while acknowledging law's attempts to address women's issues, critiques its failure to fully consider women's experiences and perspectives. To promote social justice and gender equality, feminist legal theory has been increasingly applied to various legal fields, from rape and sexual work to labor, tort, contract, property and company law.

The International Conference on Feminism, Gender, and Law 2024 (ICFGL 2024) is organized by the University of Economics and Law (Vietnam National University - Hochiminh City), following the successful ICFGL 2021. ICFGL 2024 is sponsored by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Southeast Asia (RLS SEA).

ICFGL 2024 aims to bring together scholars, activists, and policymakers from around the world to discuss and debate the latest research and developments in the field.

We proudly have keynote speakers:

-      Prof. Rosemary Hunter - Professor of Law and Socio-Legal Studies

Kent Law School (University of Kent, UK)

-      Dr. Emma Palmer – Senior Lecturer

Griffith Law School (Griffith University, Australia)

The conference will have a range of topics, including but not limited to:

-      Theoretical foundations of feminist legal theory;

-      Impact of law on women and gender equality;

-      Feminist legal theory and its application in practice;

-      Effective laws to achieve gender equality and social justice;

-      Challenges and perspectives for feminist legal reform.

A five-member editorial board will carefully review abstracts and select the qualified papers for presentation at the conference and subsequent publication. Conference papers will undergo a double-blind peer review process.

Papers selected for publication will have an opportunity to be featured in a special issue of a leading, Scopus-indexed law journal or affiliated with a QS Top 500 University. The paper, including footnotes, references, and tables, should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words and follow the OSCOLA reference style.

We are pleased to invite contributors to submit the following by June 15 2024:

-      Abstracts of 200 words each;

-      5 to 7 keywords;

-      A professional short bio of contributors.

Submission requirements:

-      All documents must be submitted in English;

-      Microsoft Word format is preferred;

-      Use Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5 line spacing.

Information inquiries and submissions:

feminism.uel.conference@uel.edu.vn

The result of the selected abstracts will be notified by 20 June 2024. The deadline for submitting papers for the conference is 10 September 2024.

ICFGL 2024 will be held on 27 September 2024 at the campus of the University of Economics and Law, Hochiminh City, Vietnam (to be confirmed).

We are looking forward to your submission of abtracts.