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
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Two mainland Chinese men were convicted of murder by...
Two mainland Chinese men were convicted of murder by the Supreme Court and sentenced to be executed
- AUGUST 2, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Cheng Tai-chi was executed after his fourth appeal...
Cheng Tai-chi was executed after his fourth appeal against his death sentence was rejected
- JULY 27, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Thirty eight year-old Yeng Ming, a Chinese crewman...
Thirty eight year-old Yeng Ming, a Chinese crewman for the 4,450-ton British steamer Caduceus, was executed and 10 others were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment each on charges of affiliation with the Reds
- APRIL 28, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
President-elect Chen Shui-bian said that although the...
President-elect Chen Shui-bian said that although the abrogation of the death penalty is a world trend, he would leave the question to the legislature out of respect for the legislative branch of the government
- FEBRUARY 21, 2000TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) denied that...
The Ministry of National Defence (MND) denied that it had ever disclosed any of its intelligence sources in its intelligence reports