Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law & Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Jacques deLisle’s research and teaching focus on contemporary Chinese law and politics, including: legal reform and its relationship to economic reform and political change in China, the international status of Taiwan and cross-Strait relations, China’s engagement with the international order, legal and political issues in Hong Kong under Chinese rule, and U.S.-China relations. His writings on these subjects appear in a variety of fora, including international relations journals, edited volumes of multidisciplinary scholarship, and Asian studies journals, as well as law reviews. DeLisle is also professor of political science, director of the Center for East Asian Studies at Penn, deputy director of the Center for the Study of Contemporary China and director of the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He has served frequently as an expert witness on issues of P.R.C. law and government policies and is a consultant, lecturer and advisor to legal reform, development and education programs, primarily in China.
Education
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JD - Harvard - 1990
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AB - Princeton - 1982
Areas of Expertise
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Law and Politics of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
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China, International Law and International Relations
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Economic Reform and Law in China
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Rule of Law in China
Positions
Penn Law - Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law (2006- ); Professor (1999-2006); Assistant Professor (1994-99); Co-Director Penn Center for Asian Law (2014- )
Law Clerk to Chief Judge Stephen G. Breyer, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1991-92)
Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice - Attorney-Advisor (1992-94)
University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Political Science (2010- ); Center for East Asian Studies – Director, (2009- ), Faculty (1996- ); Deputy Director, Center for the Study of Contemporary China (2012- )
Director, Asia Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute (2002- )
Professional Activities
American Society of Comparative Law, Board of Directors, 1996-
Consultant, expert witness on issues of Chinese law and government policies 1996-
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1999-; Director of the Asia Program, 2002-
Member, National Committee on United States-China Relations, 2001-
Associate Member, International Academy of Comparative Law, 2006-
Board of Editors, ORBIS, 2004-
Editorial Advisory Board, JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA, 2007-
Editorial Board, FRONTIERS OF LAW IN CHINA, 2010-