Julian G. Ku
古舉倫
Ku (second from left) in 2018
Born
Gei-Lun Ku

1973 (age 51–52)
Baltimore, Maryland
United States
EducationYale College (B.A., 1994)
Yale Law School (J.D., 1998)
OccupationsLawyer; academic; professor
Political partyRepublican

Julian Gei-Lun Ku (Chinese: 古舉倫; born 1973[1]) is an American attorney, legal scholar, legal correspondent, author, and law professor.

Biography

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Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Ku earned his bachelor degree from Yale College in 1994 and completed his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1998.[2][3][4] Ku clerked for Jerry Edwin Smith in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and specialized in international arbitration and litigation with Debevoise & Plimpton before lecturing at the University of Virginia Law School.[2][3][5]

Ku holds the Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professorship of Constitutional Law at Hofstra University's Maurice A. Deane School of Law, having joined the school's faculty in 2002.[2][3][6] He is also a co-founder of the Opinio Juris legal blog, and serves as one of Lawfare's contributing editors.[7][8] He has also authored books and book chapters, and has collaborated with other scholars, including John Yoo, in co-authoring publications.[9]

Ku is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and is a member of the Federalist Society.[6][10]

In an academic capacity, Ku has commented on Taiwan–United States relations[11][12][13] and cross-strait relations.[14]

Selected work

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  • Ku, Julian; — (2012). Taming Globalization: International Law, the U.S. Constitution, and the New World Order (co-author John Yoo). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-983742-7. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "Ku, Julian - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  2. ^ a b c "Julian Ku". Maurice A. Dean School of Law. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Julian Ku". Columbia Law School. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  4. ^ Ku, Julian (December 6, 1989). "Remember Tiananmen Square". The Baltimore Sun.
  5. ^ "Julian Ku". www.writersreps.com. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  6. ^ a b "Professor Julian G. Ku". American Law Institute. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Julian Ku Profile and Activity". Vox. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  8. ^ "Julian G. Ku". ChinaFile. 2016-02-02. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  9. ^ "Taming Globalization". www.writersreps.com. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  10. ^ "Prof. Julian Ku". The Federalist Society. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
  11. ^ Lin, Chia-nan (25 November 2021). "Taiwan confirms US summit attendees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  12. ^ Chung, Yu-chen; Lai, Sunny (15 February 2025). "ANALYSIS/Lai's investment, budget plan good move amid Trump's tariff push: Scholars". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  13. ^ Hou, Elaine; Chung, Yu-chen; Lee, Hsin-Yin. "Experts divided on proposed name change for Taiwan's de facto embassy in U.S." Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 March 2025. Republished as: "US embassy renaming is mostly 'symbolic': experts". Taipei Times. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  14. ^ "DEFENSE/China expanding 'lawfare' efforts in bid to annex Taiwan: MAC head". Central News Agency. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025. Republished as: "China's laws seek to create grounds for invasion: MAC". Taipei Times. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
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