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
- DECEMBER 12, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Human rights and legal advocacy groups urged the abolition of the death penalty
Human rights and legal advocacy groups urged the abolition of the death penalty
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in...
Five Taiwanese nationals were sentenced to death in southeast China's Fujian province after being convicted of trafficking the illegal methamphetamine drug 'ice'
- AUGUST 27, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The supreme court of Taiwan upheld a death sentence...
The supreme court of Taiwan upheld a death sentence handed to Wang Chung-hsiung, a boat captain, for the drowning of six mainland Chinese women
- AUGUST 1, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice's opened prison facilities to the public.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice's opened prison facilities to the public.
- JUNE 9, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
A Taiwan high court judge turned down the appeal by...
A Taiwan high court judge turned down the appeal by Chen Chao-chin against the death sentence by the Keelung district court for hiring a killer to assassinate a rival candidate for the city legislature
- JUNE 1, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Church was fighting for the abolition of the death...
The Church was fighting for the abolition of the death penalty in Taiwan, cardinal Paul Shan said in an interview for the Catholic press agency Fides
- MAY 21, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Supreme Court of Taiwan said it could find no fault...
The Supreme Court of Taiwan said it could find no fault with the case of Hsu Tzu-chiang , a death-row inmate whose conviction had been surrounded with controversy for almost a decade
- MAY 8, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The Judicial Reform Foundation announced its intention...
The Judicial Reform Foundation announced its intention to seek international support to help Hsu Tzu-chiang , a death-row inmate whose case has been controversial for years
- APRIL 12, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry, commonly known as the Bandit Law.
- APRIL 10, 2004TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were...
Taiwanese nationals Suo Guizhi and Chen Qingbiao were sentenced to death and three others were given jail terms after court in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai convicted them of drug trafficking