Chen Lung-chu

Chen Lung-chu
陳隆志
Chen in 2019
Born (1935-12-30) 30 December 1935
Matō, Sobun, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)
Northwestern University (LLM)
Yale University (LLM, JSD)
Occupations
  • Legal scholar
  • law professor
  • activist

Chen Lung-chu (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

Chen was born on December 30, 1935,[1] in Madou District, Tainan County.[2] His parents were originally from Jiali, Tainan. His father, Chen Shih-tung (陳士東), was an electrician for the Taiwan Power Company.[3]

After graduating as valedictorian from National Tainan First Senior High School, Chen studied law at National Taiwan University (NTU), where he became a student of legal scholar Peng Ming-min.[4] As an undergraduate, he attained the highest score in four national civil service examinations and qualified as a judge and diplomat while still pursuing his law degree.[5][6] He graduated first in his class from NTU with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) with highest honors in 1958,[7] then completed military service in the Republic of China Army as a reserve officer.[3]

Chen won a Fulbright Fellowship and a Ford Foundation Fellowship to study in the U.S. from 1960 to 1961,[8] then received a Yale Fellowship from 1961 to 1964.[9] He earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1961. He then earned a second LL.M. degree in 1962 and his Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D.) in 1964 from Yale Law School.[1] As a doctoral student at Yale, he was mentored by political scientist Harold Lasswell.[10]

Career

After obtaining his doctorate, Chen worked as a research associate at Yale Law School from 1964 to 1977 and as a senior research associate there from 1973 to 1977. He was the editor-in-chief of Human Rights, a law journal of the American Bar Association, from 1978 to 1981 and was a senior lecturer at the International Institute of Human Rights in 1979.[1] He befriended Saudi diplomat Jamil Baroody in 1969.[3]

From 2000 to 2001, Chen was a national policy advisor to President Chen Shui-bian. He was also an advisor to the Office of the President from 2001 to 2006.[1]

Chen is an elected life member of the American Law Institute.[11]

Personal life

Chen is a devout Christian.[12] He was baptized in 1967.[13]

Awards and honors

Selected publications

  • Chen, Lung-chu; Reisman, W. M. (1972). "Who Owns Taiwan: A Search for International Title". The Yale Law Journal. 81 (4): 599–671. doi:10.2307/795213. ISSN 0044-0094. JSTOR 795213.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "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.
  2. ^ "Chen Longzhi (1935-)" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). World United Formosans for Independence. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Lee, Ming-chun (Winter 2011). "Professor Chen Lung-chu's Discussion of Taiwanese Independence Theory and Practice" (PDF). Taiwan International Studies Quarterly. 7 (4): 88–93.
  4. ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Wen, Kuei-hsiang (2025-12-18). "Chen Lung-chu, who was blacklisted for 33 years and forbidden to return to Taiwan, discusses his vision for national normalization in his new book" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Central News Agency. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  5. ^ "About the Author". The U.S.-Taiwan-China Relationship in International Law and Policy. Oxford University Press. February 2016. pp. xv–xviii. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190601126.002.0007.
  6. ^ "Dr. Chen Lung-chu, founder" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Taiwan New Century Foundation. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  7. ^ 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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  8. ^ "Hall of Fame – Fulbright Taiwan, Foundation for Scholarly Exchange-學術交流基金會". Retrieved 2026-01-13.
  9. ^ "Emeriti". New York Law School. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  10. ^ Chen, Yin-chin (2025-12-21). "Chen Lung-chu's New Memoirs" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Vigor Media (銳傳媒). Retrieved 2026-01-13 – via Yahoo News.
  11. ^ "Life Member: Professor Lung-chu Chen". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  12. ^ Lin, Mei-chun (2002-08-11). "Chen Lung-chu: battling for UN entry for Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  13. ^ Lee, Ming-chun (Winter 2011). "Professor Chen Lung-chu's Discussion of Taiwanese Independence Theory and Practice" (PDF). Taiwan International Studies Quarterly. 7 (4): 88–93.
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