Taiwan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 25, 1947, amended several times, last in 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- is based on civil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Legislative Yuan
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Judicial Yuan, with judges appointed by the President for nine years with the consent of the National Assembly
RELIGIONS
Confucian and Buddhist majorities; Protestant and Catholic minorities
From the country
- JANUARY 1, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime
- DECEMBER 2, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens...
On December 2, a Chinese court sentenced 2 Taiwan citizens to death and jailed 2 others for trying to smuggle out 44
- OCTOBER 6, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On October 6, 8 people were executed by gunshots to the head
On October 6, 8 people were executed by gunshots to the head
- AUGUST 11, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On August 11, the Taiwan High Court handed down a death...
On August 11, the Taiwan High Court handed down a death sentence to Cho Changjen, Shih Xiaoning and Jiang Hongchun for murdering Wang Chun-chieh in Tamsui in suburban Taipei in August 1991
- JULY 21, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On July 21, the parents of Kuo Ching-ho said in a letter...
On July 21, the parents of Kuo Ching-ho said in a letter that they felt ashamed of their son's cold-blooded crime
- MAY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In May, Guangdong and Fujian public security forces...
In May, Guangdong and Fujian public security forces cracked 7 cases involving the smuggling of fake bank notes from 1995 to last year, while arresting 12 Taiwanese suspects and seizing 3 vessels
- FEBRUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that...
In February, two men were arrested on allegations that they spied on Taiwan's military and then funneled secrets back to Beijing through Chinese agents in Hong Kong
- JANUARY 1, 1999TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death...
In November 1997, the Parliament approved the death penalty for gun-toting criminals, toughening already strict gun laws in the face of a public outcry over violent crime