Thong Nguyen Law

Research Publications

Working Papers

  • Research Publications

    Working Papers

  • Occupation of Western Provinces (1867)

    Type: Military occupation / de facto annexation Parties: Nguyen Dynasty (Dai Nam) – French Empire Date: 1867 Territorial Scope: Vinh Long, An Giang, Ha Tien Key Content: Legal Issues: Legal Significance: Status: Data entry (preliminary)

  • Treaty of Saigon (1862)

    Treaty of Saigon (1862) Type: Treaty-based territorial cession Parties: Nguyen Dynasty (Dai Nam) – French Empire Date: 5 June 1862 Territorial Scope: Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, Dinh Tuong Key Content: Legal Issues: Legal Significance: Status: Data entry (preliminary)

  • Introduction

    LEGAL DOCUMENTS This section provides a structured overview of key legal documents related to the historical formation of Nam Ky (Cochinchina). The purpose of this page is to establish a foundational reference system for the Nam Ky Research program. The documents listed here are organized chronologically and thematically to reflect major stages in the legal…

  • The Formation of Nam Ky as a Distinct Region: Historical Processes, Administrative Differentiation, and Legal Implications in International Law

    The Formation of Nam Ky as a Distinct Region: Historical Processes, Administrative Differentiation, and Legal Implications in International Law

    Nguyen Van Thong, LL.M.Thong Nguyen Law ABSTRACT This article provides a doctrinal and historically grounded analysis of the formation of Nam Ky (Cochinchina) as a distinct regional entity. It argues that the region’s emergence cannot be adequately explained within a unified territorial narrative, but must instead be understood through processes of frontier expansion, administrative differentiation,…

  • What is Nam Ky? A Historical and Conceptual Clarification in International Legal Perspective

    What is Nam Ky? A Historical and Conceptual Clarification in International Legal Perspective

    This article examines the concept of Nam Ky (Cochinchina) through a historical and legal lens, clarifying its status as a distinct socio-political and cultural entity within international law.

  • The Right of Peoples to Self-Determination in Contemporary International Law: A Doctrinal and Jurisprudential Analysis

    Nguyen Van Thong, LL.M.Thong Nguyen Law ABSTRACT This article examines the right of peoples to self-determination as a foundational principle of contemporary international law. It analyses its legal basis in treaty law and customary international law, as well as its development through international jurisprudence. Particular attention is given to the doctrinal limits of the right,…

  • The Right of Peoples to Self-Determination in Contemporary International Law: Legal Foundations and Doctrinal Limits

    Nguyen Van Thong, LL.M.Thong Nguyen Law ABSTRACT This article examines the right of peoples to self-determination as a fundamental principle of contemporary international law. It explores the legal foundations of the right, its development through international instruments and jurisprudence, and its doctrinal limits in relation to state sovereignty and territorial integrity. The analysis demonstrates that…

  • Test Working Paper

    This paper examines the distinction between internal and external self-determination in contemporary international law. While internal self-determination is widely accepted as a legal entitlement, external self-determination remains highly contested. Through doctrinal analysis and jurisprudential references, the paper clarifies the legal status, scope, and limits of both concepts.

  • Internal vs External Self-Determination in International Law

    Author: Nguyen Van Thong, LL.M.Affiliation: Thong Nguyen Law Abstract This article examines the distinction between internal and external self-determination within contemporary international law. It argues that while internal self-determination is widely accepted as a legal entitlement, external self-determination remains highly constrained and controversial. Through doctrinal analysis and jurisprudential references, the article highlights the legal and…

  • Keywords: self-determination, international law, sovereignty, peoplehood

    Author: Nguyen Van Thong, LL.M.Affiliation: Thong Nguyen Law Abstract This article examines the legal status and conceptual complexity of the right of self-determination in contemporary international law. It argues that self-determination operates simultaneously as a foundational principle and as a concrete legal right, generating both normative guidance and enforceable entitlements. Keywords: self-determination, international law, sovereignty,…