Chen Chung-wu

Chen Chung-wu (Chinese: 陳忠五) is a Taiwanese legal scholar.

Chen in May 2023

Life

Chen was raised in Tianwei, Changhua County. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in law at National Taiwan University, then practiced law in Taiwan, specializing in the pursuit of counterfeiters, before completing a Doctor of Law at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Chen returned to Taiwan and joined the NTU faculty in 1997, then in 2011 was appointed to a distinguished professorship.^[1][2]

In May 2023, President Tsai Ing-wen nominated Chen to the Constitutional Court.^[3] His nomination was approved in a special session of the Legislative Yuan,^[4] despite a Kuomintang boycott of the proceedings.^[5][6]