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Project supported by the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action
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The cooperation between the University of Luxembourg and the NUOL with the Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLP) organised its second Legal Research Seminar from 4th-7th of September 2018.
This was the first event organised by the newly arrived Liaison Officer Dr. Perrine SIMON, replacing Dr. Heleen De Geest. She welcomed with the FLP a delegation composed by Professor Stefan Braum accompanied with a team of four Post Graduate researchers from the University of Luxembourg. who will deliver seminars on legal research at the Faculty over the next three days.
The week-long workshop focused on legal methodology and on how to structure and write a research paper. The last legal research seminar was very well received by the lecturers of the FLP. The workshops were highly appreciated by the teachers, which was reflected in their dynamic participation allowing significant interaction between the seminar leaders and them.
Some of 50 lecturers from the Faculty of Law and Political Science, National University of Laos were awarded certificates after participating in the three-day seminar on legal research led by Professor Stefan Braum and researchers from the University of Luxembourg. The lecturers also received some thank you gifts from the FLP.
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The FLP welcomed for the first time a delegation of two Professors, Pr. Luca Ratti and Pr. Matthew Happold from the University of Luxembourg to teach for a week long in Vientiane. They each gave a series of lectures on Public International Law and Labour law to targetting FLP lecturers.
As part of cooperation with ILSTA, they also contributed to ILSTA’s Open lectures by giving each a conference to FLP students. Professor Matthew Happold gave a conference on “International Law in a Multipolar World, Perspectives in the Age of Trump, Putin and Brexit” attended by more than 140 professors and students.
Pr. Ratti also gave an open lecture on “The Core Concepts of Labour Law and their Evolution”. He outlined the origins, sources and general principles of labour law, as well as the termination of the employment relationship and unfair dismissal protections .
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On Wednesday 23rd of May, Dr. Heleen De Geest delivered a presentation in the Open Lecture at the Faculty of Law and Political Science under the topic “Who are the players in criminal courtroom?”. The Open Lecture series organised jointly by ILSTA and the Faculty of Law and Political Science, National University of Laos.
Dr. Heleen outlined the important roles of players in criminal case proceedings ranging from the judge to the defendant. More than 120 professors and students attended the lecture. The students expressed a high interest in the topics through an interactive discussion and during the Q&A session.
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In May 2018, the University of Luxembourg welcomed for the first time two Lao teachers for a research-stay of one month. It enabled Ms Thipmany Inthavong to start a research on dispute resolution in labour law (The just cause requirement in labour law, dismissal law in Laos, Comparative study analysis) and Mr Pangthong Xayyavong on ecological obligations of foreign investors in Laos in the context of international law (The Environmental Obligations of Foreign Investors in Host States).
The two lecturers had the opportunity to use the Uni.lu library facilities to conduct their research and to meet with Law professors to have some feedback on their intended topic. They also visited the European Court of Justice of the European Union and paid a courtesy visit the Lao embassy in Brussels (Belgium).
The research stay implies to finalise a paper under the supervision of the Liaison officer, taking the form of a law journal article in English. Mr Pangthong Xayyavong has successfuly completed his research and published his paper “Foreign Investments and Environmental Protection: the Case of Laos” in a special edition on the Inter-university project in the ‘Critical Quarterly for Legislation and Law/ Revue critique trimestrielle de jurisprudence et de législation’ (Nomos) in 2019 (see).
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Dr. Heleen De Geest, the Liaison Officer of the University of Luxembourg gave a special open lecture on “The current role of the United Nations Security Council”, on 22 November 2017 at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the National University of Laos. This lecture is part of the Inter-University Project’s cooperation with ILSTA who organises open lectures for students at the FLP. The University of Luxembourg regularly contributes to them.
Dr. Heleen gave an overview of the historical background of the UN Security Council, its composition, functioning and sanctioning powers. More than 120 students attended the lecture, raising critical questions, generating a very lively, interesting and interactive session.
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As part of a cooperation project to support the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the National University of Laos, a delegation of four PhD students and one post-doctoral researcher, accompanied by Associate Prof. Silvia Allegrezza and the Faculty Dean, Prof. Stefan Braum, joined a research workshop in the country’s capital Vientiane at the end of May 2017.
For Prof. Braum and Associate Prof. Silvia Allegrezza, both specialists in criminal law, this was a continuation of a project launched in 2013 with a view to strengthening legal higher education in the country. They previously visited the university in Laos in May 2016 to assist workshops on human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants in the region.
During their trip this year, they were joined by PhD candidates Olivier Voordeckers, Moritz Klein, Anna Mosna and Basak Baglayan Ceyhan, and post-doctoral researcher Dr Giovanni Zaccaroni.
In cooperation with the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA), which works with the Luxembourg Foreign Ministry, the academics from Luxembourg joined workshops focusing on fostering research skills at the Vientiane Faculty. Three days were devoted to intensive workshops where the genesis of a research paper was discussed, starting with a workshop on how to pick a topic and culminating in a workshop on legal writing skills.
The Luxembourgish delegation was warmly welcomed in Laos. The workshops proved a success generating interesting debate around research questions. Also contributing to the discussion was Dr Zaccaroni’s lecture “The Role of the European Union as a Global Legal and Political Actor”.
Future cooperation
The extensive research workshop was the first of its kind hosted between the two faculties, with plans to organise such an event annually. Similarly, it is planned that two Lao researchers will be selected for a research stay in Luxembourg next spring.
To highlights this important partnership, the entire delegation met with Lao Minister of Justice, Mr Xaysi Santivong, together with the Chargé d’affaires of the Luxembourg Embassy in Laos, Mr Claude Jentgen, as well as further representatives of ILSTA and Lux Development.
Efforts to support law teaching and research in Laos will continue in the future as part of the Faculty’s international outreach activities. Dr Heleen De Geest, a PhD graduate of the University of Luxembourg, is based in Vientiane as the liaison officer since February 2017. “Being on the ground allows a better assessment of the teachers’ research needs here and enables me to directly pass on my experience,” explained Dr. De Geest.
Article retrieved from: https://wwwfr.uni.lu/fdef/actualites/fostering_research_skills_at_national_university_of_laos