Appointments

Lecturer
2020-2024 | School of Law, 
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) | on temporal leave

Associate Lecturer
2023-2025 | RMIT Vietnam

Associate Lecturer
2021-2023 | UCSI University (Malaysia) & ISFM Joint BBA Program, University of Finance and Marketing (Vietnam)

Research Fellow
2022-2024 | Institute of Policy Studies and Media Development, Vietnam Digital Communications Association

Research Fellow
2023-2024 | Institute for Regional Development Research and Consulting (UEH) 

Projects

Research on the Concept of Data and the Legal Status of Data in Vietnam
2022-2024 | UEH  

Applying Precedents in Vietnam
2022-2023 | University of Finance and Marketing 

The Chinese Civil Code and Vietnamese Perspectives
2022-2024 | General Consulate of China in Ho Chi Minh City | ongoing

Political Economy and Policy Engagement Opportunities for Vietnam's Personal Data Protection Policy Process: A Stakeholders Analysis
2022-2023 | OXFAM - IPS 

The Post-Covid 19 Public Debt Crisis: The Early Warning System Approach
2022-2023 | Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training 

Publications

Book 

The Concept of the Legal System: An Introduction to the Theory of the Legal System Vietnamese version
Jo‌seph Raz | Tu Huynh (trnsl.) Omega Books and Ha Noi Publishing House, 2024. 

Book Chapter

'Reforming Personal Data Protection Law in Digitalization Contexts' in Book Series: Vietnam’s Economy in the Digital Transformation,
Thong Tin va Truyen Thong Publishing House 
https://digital.lib.ueh.edu.vn/handle/UEH/62507

Articles

Everyone Is Safe Now: Constructing the Meaning of Data Privacy Regulation in Vietnam
Tu Thien Huynh (2024) Asian Journal of Law and Society (forthcoming)

Joseph Raz’s Theory of the Legal System and Implications for the Study of Legal Theory in Vietnam
Huynh Thien Tu (2024) VNU Journal of Science: Legal Studies 40 (4) doi: https://doi.org/10.25073/2588-1167/vnuls.4556

The Functional Approach to Data Regulation: Implications for Vietnam
Tu Thien Huynh, Khanh Thuy Le (2024) 288 Journal of Legal Studies 5 ISSN 0868 - 3522 p.44-62

Precedents in Vietnam: Problems and Solutions
Ho Thi Thanh Truc, Nguyen Thi Huong Thao, Tran The Nam, Huynh Thien Tu, Khanh Thuy Le (2023) 118 Journal of Human Resources Social Sciences 03 p.17-25.

Real Rights in Data
Tu Thien Huynh (2022) 462 Journal of Legislative Studies 14 p.17-23.

Sharing Economy and Intermediate Connecting Services: The Need of Legal Adjustment in the Context of Vietnamese Digital Transformation
Nguyen Kim The Duong and Tu Thien Huynh (2021) 143 Vietnamese Journal of Legal Sciences 58 p.58-67

Delegating Rights and Obligations in Pre-Incorporation Contracts: A Comparative Perspective
Tu Thien Huynh (2021) 432 Journal of Legislative Studies 35 p.35-42

Digests

Tu Thien Huynh and Khanh Thuy Le (2023) ‘Cautious Management’, The Saigon Times English 12/2023. https://english.thesaigontimes.vn/cautious-management/ 

Tu Thien Huynh and Khanh Thuy Le (2023) ‘Quản lý thương mại điện tử: đột phá cũng cần thận trọng’ (Regulating Electronic Commerce: Disruptive in caution), The Saigon Times 12/2023.

Tu Thien Huynh (2023) ‘Quyền riêng tư tại Việt Nam: đừng chỉ là “tiêu chuẩn kép”’ (Privacy in Vietnam: Don’t be a Double Standard), The Saigon Times 11/2023 https://thesaigontimes.vn/quyen-rieng-tu-tai-viet-nam-dung-chi-la-tieu-chuan-kep/.

Tu Thien Huynh (2023) ‘Mấy Lời Ngoại Kể: Lễ, Nghĩa, Liêm, Sỉ’ (Grandmothers’ Words: Le, Nghia, Liem, Si), Special Issue for Lunar New Year, The Saigon Times. 

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Truy Dấu Cảm Thức về Quyền Riêng Tư của người Việt’ (Excavating the Sense of the Vietnamese Right to Privacy), Tia Sang, 12-2022. https://tiasang.com.vn/tin-noi-bat/tieu-diem/truy-dau-cam-thuc-ve-quyen-rieng-tu-cua-nguoi-viet/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Trở Ngại Kinh Doanh Mới?’ (A New Barrier to Trade?) The Saigon Times 11/2022 https://thesaigontimes.vn/tro-ngai-kinh-doanh-moi/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Quyền Riêng Tư: Một Phả Hệ Tư Tưởng’ (A Genealogy of the Right to Privacy) Trilogy published on Tia Sang, 7/2022 and 8/2022. https://tiasang.com.vn/tin-noi-bat/tieu-diem/quyen-rieng-tu-mot-pha-he-tu-tuong-ky-1/; https://tiasang.com.vn/dien-dan/quyen-rieng-tu-mot-pha-he-tu-tuong-ky-2-nhung-trao-luu-phe-phan/; https://tiasang.com.vn/dien-dan/quyen-rieng-tu-mot-pha-he-tu-tuong-ky-cuoi-quyen-rieng-tu-va-bao-ve-du-lieu-ca-nhan/. 

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Giao Dịch Dữ Liệu “Đúng Phép”?’ (Towards “Legal” Transactions of data?’) The Saigon Times 08/2022 https://thesaigontimes.vn/giao-dich-du-lieu-dung-phep/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Phí Sử Dụng Cơ Sở Dữ Liệu Dân Cư: Đã Thu Thì Phải Hiệu Quả!” (Fees of Using Citizen Database: If You Take It, Do It Effectively)  The Saigon Times 06/2022 https://thesaigontimes.vn/phi-su-dung-co-so-du-lieu-dan-cu-da-thu-thi-phai-hieu-qua/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Lộn Trái Quyền Riêng Tư: Một Cách Tiếp Cận Hiệu Quả Hơn?’ (Turning Privacy Inside Out: A More Promising Approach?), Tia Sang, 06/2022. https://tiasang.com.vn/dien-dan/quyen-rieng-tu-mot-pha-he-tu-tuong-ky-cuoi-quyen-rieng-tu-va-bao-ve-du-lieu-ca-nhan/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Luật Dữ Liệu: Bài Toán Niềm Tin’ (Data Law: An Enterprise of Faith) The Saigon Times 05/2022 https://thesaigontimes.vn/luat-du-lieu-bai-toan-niem-tin/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Quyền Riêng Tư và Văn Hóa Việt Nam’ (The Right to Privacy and the Vietnamese Culture) Tia Sang, 04/2022. https://tiasang.com.vn/dien-dan/quyen-rieng-tu-va-van-hoa-viet/

Tu Thien Huynh (2022) ‘Xử Lý Dữ Liệu Có Cần Chủ Thể Đồng Ý Không?’ (Data Processing without Consent?) The Saigon Times, 03/2022 https://thesaigontimes.vn/xu-ly-du-lieu-ca-nhan-co-can-chu-the-dong-y-khong/

Conference Presentation

Chinese and Vietnamese Law on Image Rights: Converging Paths or a Fork in the Road? | 2024 | The First International Forum on Asian Laws: Diffusion of Laws in Asia | University of Oxford Programme in Asian Laws (OPAL) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS), Singapore. 

Towards a 'Spirit' of Vietnamese Privacy Law: A Discursive Analysis of Folktales with a Comparative Approach | 2023 | The Third Asian Legal History Conference | The Transnational Legal History Group of CUHK LAW’s Centre for Comparative and Transnational Law, Hong Kong. 

Technology for Justice? A Discourse Analysis of Judicial Reform regarding Technology Advancements in the Context of Vietnam | 2023 | Society of Philosophy and Technology | Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies (JSSTS), Japan.

Personal Reputation as Protected by Later-Lê Dynasty Law | 2021 | The First Asian Legal History Conference | CUHK and Hue University, Vietnam.

Awards

Excellent Lecturer Award | 2021, 2022 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City 

The Principal's Award for Best Practice in Admission Activities | 2021 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Advanced Performer of the Year | 2021, 2022, 2023 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Innovative Performance | 2020, 2021, 2022 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City