Mei Ju-ao

Mei Ju-ao
Mei Ju-ao
Personal details
Born November 7, 1904(1904-11-07)
Nanchang, Jiangxi (China)
Died April 23, 1973(1973-04-23) (aged 68)
Education National Tsing Hua University (1924)
Stanford University (1926)
University of Chicago Law School (1928)
History

Mei Ju-ao (Chinese: 梅汝璈; pinyin: Méi Rǔáo, 1904-1973) was a Chinese jurist, legislator and author.

Education

Mei was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi province. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1924, Mei Ju-ao went to the United states to study. In 1926, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University, and was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society the same year. Mei went on to study law at Chicago Law School, where he obtained a Juris Doctor in 1928.

Tokyo Trials

In 1946-48, Mei was the Chinese member of the judges in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East's trials of Japanese war crimes committed during the second World War.

He is portrayed by Damian Lau in the 2006 movie Tokyo Trial.

Work

  • "China and the Rule of Law." Pacific Affairs, Vol. 5, No. 10. (Oct., 1932), pp. 863-872. (Available through JSTOR)

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