1. Full name:  Hoang Huong Thuy                       2. Sex:  Female

3. Date of birth: September 22,1978                       4. Place of birth: Hung Yen

5. Admission decision number:  5385/QĐ-ĐHQGHN dated December 31, 2015 issued by the President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: 

-  Decision No.310/QĐ-KL dated June 14, 2016 of the Dean of School of Law- VNU to change the supervisor;

- Extending the study period by decision no.107/QĐ-ĐHQGHN dated January14, 2019; no.183/QĐ-ĐHQGHN dated January 20, 2020; no.2146/QĐ-ĐHQGHN dated July 23, 2020 issued by the President of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Official thesis title:  Protection of women's human rights in the Vietnamese criminal justice field.

8. Major:  Law                 Speciality: Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law      

 9. Code:  938 01 01.03

10. Supervisors:           A.Prof. PhD.Tran Van Do and PhD. Le Lan Chi

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

Main results of the thesis:

This thesis has a comprehensive, systematic and specialized research on the protection of women's human rights in the criminal justice in terms of access to the human rights-based approach considering women as victims of crimes and offenders (under The Vietnamese criminal law) or the victim and the accused, convicted (under The Vietnamese criminal procedure law).

Through studying the theory, academic literature and desk reviewing of policy papers, government documents as well as analyzing of international standards, this thesis has built a method to protect human rights of women through legal regulations in the criminal justice as well as identifying legal gaps to recommend improving the effectiveness of women's human rights protection in practice.

Based on the results of comprehensive research on the legal situation and practice of human rights protection of women in the last 10 years in Vietnam through the analysis of secondary data as well as 300 subjects survey in the judicial system who directly participate in the settlement of criminal cases and 300 judgments and case files with the accused or the victim are female; PhD candidate has proposed a complete orientation legal provisions as well as suggested some solutions to strengthen the protection of women's human rights  in Vietnam's criminal justice.

The new findings of the thesis:

In terms of reasoning: this study that systematically and comprehensively addresses theoretical and practical issues about the protection of women's human rights in the criminal justice field that can contribute to scientific evidence in the knowledge system about the protection of women's human rights.

In practical terms: The thesis contributes to the assessment of the practical application of Vietnam's criminal justice as well as recommendations to ensure the implementation and improve the effectiveness of regulations in terms of legal formulation and enforcement. 

Conclusions:

This thesis is a comprehensive, systematic and intensive research on the protection of women’s human rights in the criminal justice field that proposes to better improve the law system in Vietnam.

12. Practical applicability: This thesis also serves as a reference for researchers, lecturers and students in undergraduate and postgraduate training institutions specializing in criminal justice as well as providing scientific evidence and serves legislative activities in the crime prevention in Vietnam.

13. Further research directions: expand the scope of research on girls, adolescents or some other specific subjects.

14. Thesis-related publications: 

14.1. Hoang Huong Thuy (2020), “Protection of women's human rights in the Vietnam criminal justice”, Journal of Vietnam Social Sciences, (10), pp.108-121

14.2. Hoang Huong Thuy (2020), “Law on criminal procedure on ensuring women’s human rights”, The International Conference Proceedings of VNU School of Law and FES, pp.193-201, (pp.1-12)

14.3. Hoang Huong Thuy (2020), “Ensuring women’s human rights on Law on criminal procedure in Vietnam”, Journal of Democracy and law, No.5(338), pp.24-29

14.4. Hoang Huong Thuy (2019), “International standard on guaranty of women rights in the criminal justice”, Journal of Democracy and law  No.4(325), pp.3-8

14.5. Hoang Huong Thuy (2017), “Some theories on Ensuring women’s human rights in the Vietnam legal system”, The National Conference Proceedings of Communist Review and VWU, pp.292-301. ISBN:9786049516580.