Chen Lung-chu
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 educationChen 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] CareerAfter 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
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