William P. Alford
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William P. Alford (Chinese name: 安守廉, An Shoulian) is a US legal scholar. He is currently Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School (Massachusetts, USA). He is Director of East Asian Legal Studies at Harvard Law, and is regarded as an expert in the field of Chinese law.
[edit] Biography
Alford received his B.A. degree from Amherst College in 1970, LL.B degree from Cambridge University in 1972. He received a M.A. in Chinese Studies and Chinese History from Yale University in 1974 and 1975, respectively, and a J.D from Harvard Law School in 1977.
[edit] See also
- J. Mark Ramseyer: Professor of Japanese legal studies at HLS; member of East Asian Legal Studies advisory committee
- Jerome A. Cohen: New York University scholar (emeritus) of Chinese law
- Donald C. Clarke: George Washington University Law School expert on Chinese law
- Nicholas C. Howson: U.S. scholar of Chinese law at University of Michigan Law School
- Derk Bodde (1909-2003): U.S. scholar of ancient Chinese law and society
