Nguyễn, Quốc Tấn Trung 

A Short Bio 

My name is Nguyen Quoc Tan Trung (or Nguyễn Quốc Tấn Trung, in full Vietnamese).

Since 2014, I have written extensively about Vietnam's institutional reforms, criminal justice, human rights and the problem with democratisation in the country.

In 2017, I was awarded the International Merit Scholarship from the University of Westminster to study Public International Law. London and the British academia had treated me kindly. 

My Master's dissertation revolves around the question of military intervention by invitation, challenging the dominant belief that the incumbent governments possess unlimited power to invite armed intervention in their favour. The thesis is published in the Journal of Conflict and Security Law, OUP - https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krz004.

In 2020, the University of Victoria, Canada, began offering me its Graduate and Doctoral Awards annually, which helped me tremendously in my academic journey.

My PhD thesis focuses on the principle of non-recognition against unlawful situations (let's say the Israeli occupation of Palestine or the Russian occupation of Crimea), addressing the debates on whether it should be considered a legal obligation; when can the principle be applied; its historical practice; legal components, and related issues.

I obtained my PhD degree in November 2024. 

Selected work

• Peer-reviewed journals

Quoc Tan Trung, Nguyen, ‘The Practice of Non-recognition and Economic Sanctions: The Case Study of Ukraine, Manchuria and South Africa’, Journal of Conflict and Security Law (OUP), krad012, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krad012

Quoc-Tan-Trung Nguyen, Et al., ‘Human Right Concerns in Vietnam’s Cybersecurity Law: From International Discourse to a Comparative Perspective’, Journal of Human Rights Practice (OUP), 2022; huac007, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huac007

Quoc Tan Trung, Nguyen, ‘Rethinking the Legality of Intervention by Invitation: Toward Neutrality’, Journal of Conflict and Security Law (OUP), Volume 24, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Pages 201–238. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krz004

• Professional outlets

Nguyen, Q. T. Trung, “How Vietnamese ‘Putinistas’ are spreading disinformation about Ukrainians” (The Conversation, May 3, 2022). https://theconversation.com/how-vietnamese-putinistas-are-spreading-disinformation-about-ukrainians-181131 

Quoc Tan Trung, Nguyen, "‘Occupant’ Status for China in South China Sea Islands?" (Opinio Juris, April 17, 2021). http://opiniojuris.org/2021/04/17/occupant-status-for-china-in- south-china-sea-islands/ 

Quoc Tan Trung, Nguyen, ‘Responsibility to Protect Hong Kong: What should the Mainland do?’ (Cambridge International Law Journal Blogspot, August 11, 2020). http://cilj.co.uk/2020/08/11/responsibility-to-protect-hong-kong-what-should-the- mainland-do/

• Conference papers

Quoc Tan Trung, Nguyen, ‘Vietnam and the Banality of Torture’ (Combating Torture in Asia: Law and Practice, University of Melbourne, May 19 2021). https://law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/alc/news-and-events/combating-torture-in-asia-law- and-practice-online-conference/papers