HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
APPROVAL OF PRINCIPAL

(FOR HLU INTERNAL USE ONLY)

HÀ NỘI - 2022


FACULTY OF CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Program:
Course title:
Credit points:
Type of the course:

Bachelor of Laws (fulltime)
Fundamental civil rights in the modern world
2
Optional

1. INFORMATION OF LECTURERS
- Tơ Văn Hồ (Assoc. Prof., PhD.),
- Phan Thị Lan Hương (PhD.),
- Nguyễn Toàn Thắng (PhD.)
- Bùi Hải Thiêm (PhD.)
- Nguyễn Thị Kim Chung (PHD)
- Lê Nguyễn Duy Hậu
- Mai Thị Mai
- Đậu Công Hiệp
- Nguyễn Thu Trang
Office: Room 501, Building A, Hanoi Law University

No. 87, Nguyễn Chí Thanh Str., Hanoi.
Telephone: 04 38352357
Open hours: 8h00 - 16h00 week-days.
2. PREREQUISITE COURSES
- Constitutional law
- Advanced legal english
3. SUMMARY OF THE COURSE
The course will forcus on the rights to equality and the right to access to
justice, the two most important civil rights, in four countris, the US,
Australia, Fance and Japan, from comparative perspective.
4. CONTENT OF THE COURSE
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Issue 1. The right to equality and the right to access to justice in
Australia
1.1. The right to equality
1.2. The right to access to justice
Issue 2. The right to equality and the right to access to justice in the
U.S.
2.1. The right to equality
2.2. The right to access to justice
Issue 3. The right to equality and the right to access to justice in Japan
3.1. The right to equality
3.2. The right to access to justice
Issue 4. The right to equality and the right to access to justice in
France
4.1. The right to equality
4.2. The right to access to justice
Issue 5. The The right to equality and the right to access to justice in

comparison
5. OUTPUT STANDARDS OF THE COURSE AND MEET THE
OUTPUT STANDARDS OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM
* Knowledges:
- K1: The student will have fundamental knowledge on the right to equality
and the right to access to justice from some major constititonal systems in
the world. The student will be able to tell and explain the differences in those
major constititional systems.
* Skills:
- S2: During the course, students will be expected to learn and practice
teamwork skills.
* Self-control ability and self-responsibility:
- T3: After this course, the student will be more aware of some ethical rules
of the legal professions, particularly the rule of critical thinking.
6. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
6.1. Detailed learning objectives
Obj.
Iss.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3
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Issue 1.
The
constitutional

system of
Australia

Issue 2.
The
constitutional
system of the
United States
of America

Issue 3.
The
constitutional
system of
Japan

Issue 4.
The
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1A1. Understand history
of the right to equality
and the right to access to
justice in Australia.
1A2. Understand how
the right to equality
works in Australia today.
1A3. Understand how
the right to access to
justice works in Australia

today.
1A1. Understand history
of the right to equality
and the right to access to
justice in the U.S.
1A2. Understand how
the right to equality
works in the U.S. today.
1A3. Understand how
the right to access to
justice works in the U.S.
today.
3A1. Understand history
of the right to equality
and the right to access to
justice in Japan
3A2. Understand how
the right to equality
works in Japan today.
3A3. Understand how
the right to access to
justice works in Japan
today.
4A1. Understand history
of the right to equality

1B1. Explain the
application of the
rights to equality
in Australia in

practice.
1B2. Explain the
application of the
rights to access to
justice
in
Australia
in
practice.
1B1. Explain the
application of the
rights to equality
in the U.S. in
practice.
1B2. Explain the
application of the
rights to access to
justice in the U.S.
in practice.

1C1.
Application
in
factual
cases.

3B1. Explain the
application of the
rights to equality
in Japan

in
practice.
3B2. Explain the
application of the
rights to access to
justice in Japan in
practice.

3C1.
Application
in
factual
cases.

1C1.
Application
in
factual
cases.

4B1. Explain the 4C1.
application of the Application


constitutional and the right to access to
system of
justice in France
France
4A2. Understand how
the right to equality

works in France today.
4A3. Understand how
the right to access to
justice works in France
today.
Issue 5.
The right to
equality and
the right to
access to
justice in
comparison

rights to equality in
factual
in France
in cases.
practice.
4B2. Explain the
application of the
rights to access to
justice in France
in practice.
5C1.
Compare
and explain
the
differences
in
the

constitution
al systems
in the four
countries in
terms
of
application
of the two
civil rights.

6.2. Total learning objectives

Obj.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

4

2

1

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Issue No. 2

4

2

1

7

Issue No. 3

4

2

1

7

Issue No. 4

4

2

1

7


Issue No. 5

0

0

1

1

Tổng

17

8

2

29

Iss.
Issue No. 1

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7. THE MATRIX DEMONSTRATING THE COMPATIBILITY OF
THE DETAILED LEARNING OBJECTIVES WITH CLOs
Objective
1A1.

1A2.
1A3
1B1
1B2
1C1
2A1
2A2
2A3
2B1
2B2
2C1
3A1
3A2
3A3
3B1
3B2
3C1
4A1
4A2
4A3
4B1
4B2
4C1
5C1
8. MATERIALS
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Kỹ năng


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T3

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1. Sarah Joseph, Jenny Schultz, The international convenant on civil and
political rights, 2nd edition.
2. Richard Stone, Textbook on Civil liberties and human rights.
3. Other materials provided by teachers.
9. TEACHING – LEARNING FORMS
9.1. General schedule

Week

Teaching-learning forms
SelfUnit LectureSeminar Group studyin
Assessment
work
g

1
2
3

1

2
3

4
2
2

4

4

5

5

Total

4
4

2
2
2

3
3
3

Participation in seminar
Participation in seminar

Participation in seminar
Team assignment
Participation in seminar
Participation in seminar

2

4

2

3

2

4

2

3

Total hours

12

16

10

15


53

Credit hours

12

8

5

5

30

9.2. Detailed schedule
Week 1: Issue 1
Teaching –
Credit
Learning
hours
form
Lecture

4

Group
work

1


Main contents

Requirements for students’
preparation

1.1. The right to equality in - Selected pages from course
Australia.
books.
1.2. The right to access to - Selected cases.
justice in Australia.
Discussion.

Self
1
Reading assigned materials.
study
Tutoring - Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing
new reference materials etc
7


- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday
- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email.
Week 2: Issue 2
Teaching –
Credit
Learning
hours
form


Main contents

Requirements for students’
preparation

Lecture

2

Seminar

1

1.1. The right to equality in the - Selected pages from
U.S.
course books.
1.2. The right to access to - Selected cases.
justice in the U.S.
Discussion.

Group
work

1

Reading assigned materials.

Self
study


1

Assigned U.S. cases.

- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing
new reference materials etc
Tutoring
- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday
- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email.
Week 3: Issue 3
Teaching –
Credit
Learning
hours
form
Lecture

2

Seminar

1

Group
work

1

Main contents


Requirements for students’
preparation

1.1. The right to - Selected pages from course
equality in Japan
books.
1.2. The right to access
to justice in Japan
Discussion.

Self
1
Selected pages from course books.
study
Tutoring - Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing
new reference materials etc
- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday
8


- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email.
Week 4: Issue 4
Teaching –
Credit
Learning
hours
form

Requirements for

students’ preparation

Main contents

Lecture

2

Seminar

1

Group
work

1

1.1. The right to equality in - Selected pages from
France
course books.
1.2. The right to access to justice
Discussion.
Discussion.

Self
study

1

Selected pages from course books.


- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing
new reference materials etc
Tutoring
- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday
- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email.
Week 5: Issue 5
Teaching –
Credit
Learning
hours
form

Main contents

Requirements for students’
preparation

Lecture

2

Seminar

1

Group
work

1


Comparing the right to - Selected pages from
equality and the right to access course books.
to justice in the four countries.
Discussion.
Discussion on team assignment.

Self
study

1

Selected pages from course books.

- Content: Answering student’s questions off the class, introducing
new reference materials etc
Tutoring
- Time: 8.30 to 11.00 every Tuesday
- Venue: Room 502, A Building or via email.

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10. POLICIES OF THE COURSE
- In accordance with the applicable regulations of the Hanoi Law
University.
11. ASSESSMENT METHODS
11.1. Frequent assessment
- Inspections: Students participate in 75% or more of the prescribed hours
for each theory or seminar part.

- Participation in seminars and team assignment.
11.2. Periodical assessment
Forms
Assessing knowledge and attitudes to participate in seminar

Ratio
10%

Group project

30%

Final exam

60%

11.3. Criteria for assessment
 Assessing knowledge and attitudes to participate in seminar
- Assessing knowledge: Self-study and understand the lesson (1-7 mark)
- Attitudes to participate in seminar: negative/ positive (1-3 mark)
- Total: 10 mark
 Team assignment:
Each seminar class is broken up in 4 groups. Students will be
working in group for most of the weeks. Each group will be assigned a
topic to prepare and present in group in front of the whole class. Team
assignment will be deliver in a form of an oral presentation (20 minutes)
suported by PPT slides at the semianr classes of Week 5. Audience teams
are supposed to listen attentivelly to presentations and ask questions.
Presenting team must assign team members to take those questions after the
 Final exam

- Condition to participate in the final exam:
+ Students participate in 75% or more of the prescribed hours for
each theory or seminar part.
+ Team assignment or individual exam must be greater than 0.
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- Form: Written exam
- Content: All issueses given in class and other self-studied issues, including
all learning objectives listed in Section 6 of this Outline.
- Assessment criteria:
+ Showing good understanding of the knowlege learned during the
course;
+ Understandable argumentation;
+ Clearness in the language used.
LEADER OF SUBJECT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Information of lecturers
Prerequisite courses
Summary of the course
Content of the course
Output standards of the course
Learning objectives
The matrix learning objectives with CLOs
Materials
Teaching – learning forms
Policies of the course
Assessment methods

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