Chen Chun-han
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Chen Chun-han | |
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陳俊翰 | |
 Chen during the DPP's 2024 election campaign | |
| Born | June 15, 1983 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Died | February 10, 2024 (aged 40) Hsinchu, Taiwan |
Resting place | Hsinchu City Life Memorial Park |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA, LLB, LLM) Harvard University (LLM) University of Michigan (LLM, SJD) |
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Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Chen Chun-han (Chinese: 陳俊翰; pinyin: Chén Jùnhàn; June 15, 1983 – February 10, 2024)[1] was a Taiwanese lawyer and legal scholar known for his advocacy for disability rights. He was a post-doctoral researcher at the Academia Sinica's Institute of Legal Studies and a member of the Executive Yuan's Subcommittee on the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Chen was born in Hsinchu on June 15, 1983, with spinal muscular atrophy. His movement was restricted to one finger, his mouth, and his eyes.[4]
Despite his disability, Chen graduated from National Hsinchu Senior High School and studied accounting and law at National Taiwan University, where earned a B.A. in accounting and his LL.B. and LL.M. degrees. He then completed graduate studies in the United States at Harvard University, where he earned a second LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 2012, and the University of Michigan, where he earned a third LL.M. in 2017 and his Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) from the University of Michigan Law School in 2022.[5]
Chen's doctoral dissertation at Michigan, completed under Steven Ratner, was titled, "Equality, Non-Discrimination, and Reasonable Accommodation: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities through Comparative Perspectives".[6] He was licensed to practice law in New York.[7][8][9]
Death
[edit]On February 10, 2024, Chen died at the National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu North District Branch after fighting a cold-related lung infection.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "第11屆全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉選舉公報" (PDF). 臺北市選舉委員會. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
- ↑ "行政院人權保障推動小組第17屆委員名冊" (PDF). 行政院. 2023-08-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ↑ Ktrees. "IIAS 中央研究院法律學研究所". www.iias.sinica.edu.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-04-11. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ↑ In Memoriam: Chen Chun-han, LLM ’17, SJD ’22 University of Michigan Law School
- ↑ "陈俊翰" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ "Chen Chun-han, LLM '17, SJD '22 | Law Quadrangle". quadrangle.michigan.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ↑ "陳俊翰Chun-Han Chen". 中央研究院法律學研究所 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2024-01-26. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ↑ "副總統接見95年律師高考榜首陳俊翰同學". 中華民國總統府 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ "哈佛大學 Chun-Han Chen 陳俊翰". IOH 開放個人經驗平台. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ↑ 林琮恩 (2024-02-15). "罕病律師陳俊翰過世 台大醫：肺部感染為成年SMA患者主要死因". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- 1983 births
- 2024 deaths
- Disability rights activists
- Taiwanese politicians with disabilities
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Hsinchu
- Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians
- People with spinal muscular atrophy
- University of Michigan Law School alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni