Chen Lung-chu
Chen Lung-chu | |
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| 陳隆志 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Chen in 2019 | |
| Born | December 30, 1935 |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Northwestern University (LLM) Yale University (LLM, JSD) |
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Chen Lung-chu (traditional Chinese: 陳隆志; pinyin: Chén Lóngzhì; born 30 December 1935) is a Taiwanese legal scholar. He is a professor emeritus at New York Law School, the founder of the Taiwan New Century Foundation, and chairman of the Taiwan Society of International Law.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Chen was born to Su-ton and Lai-chu (Huang) Chen in Madou District in Tainan County, Taiwan, on 30 December 1935.[2] After graduating as valedictorian from National Tainan First Senior High School, he studied law at National Taiwan University (NTU), where he was a student of legal scholar Peng Ming-min. Chen graduated summa cum laude and first in his class[3] from NTU with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1958 and then pursued graduate studies in the United States at Northwestern University and Yale University, first on a Ford Foundation Fellowship from 1960 to 1961, then on a Yale Fellowship from 1961 to 1964.[4]
After receiving his Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1961, Chen entered Yale Law School, where he earned a second LL.M. degree in 1962 and a Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) in 1964.[1]
Career
[edit]After obtaining his doctorate, Chen was a research associate at Yale Law School from 1964 to 1977, and was a senior research associate there from 1973 to 1977.[1]
Chen is an elected life member of the American Law Institute.[5]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Second Class Order of the Brilliant Star (awarded on May 13, 2008, at the Presidential Palace)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. 20 October 2016. p. 359. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Chen Lung-chu: battling for UN entry for Taiwan - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2002-08-11. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Chen, Lung-chu, ed. (2016-02-01), "About the Author", The U.S.-Taiwan-China Relationship in International Law and Policy, Oxford University Press, p. 0, ISBN 978-0-19-060112-6, retrieved 2025-01-03
- ^ "Emeriti". New York Law School. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ "Life Member: Professor Lung-chu Chen". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-03.