Chen Chun-han (; 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

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

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

  1. ^ "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". 臺北市選舉委員會. Archived 2024-01-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  2. ^ "行政院人權保障推動小組第17屆委員名冊". 行政院. 2023-08-01. Archived 2024-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  3. ^ Ktrees. "IIAS 中央研究院法律學研究所" (in zh-Hant-TW). www.iias.sinica.edu.tw. Archived 2024-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ In Memoriam: Chen Chun-han, LLM ’17, SJD ’22 University of Michigan Law School
  5. ^ "陈俊翰". Archived 2024-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  6. ^ "Chen Chun-han, LLM '17, SJD '22 | Law Quadrangle". quadrangle.michigan.law.umich.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  7. ^ "陳俊翰Chun-Han Chen" (in zh-tw). 中央研究院法律學研究所. Archived 2024-01-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  8. ^ "副總統接見95年律師高考榜首陳俊翰同學" (in zh-tw). 中華民國總統府. Archived 2024-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  9. ^ "哈佛大學 Chun-Han Chen 陳俊翰". IOH 開放個人經驗平台. Archived 2024-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  10. ^ 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" (in zh-Hant-TW). 聯合新聞網. Archived 2024-02-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2024-02-24.