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
- APRIL 8, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: GRADUAL ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY IS GOVT'S AIM
the gradual abolition of the death penalty is the Taiwanese government's aim, Justice Minister
MARCH 24, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: TRIO SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SLAYING OF TEACHER
the Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentences given by the Keelung District Court to three men in
- MARCH 22, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER ORDERS DEATH ROW REVIEW
Taiwan's new justice minister, who was appointed after his predecessor refused to authorise executions,
- MARCH 18, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
AMNESTY URGES TAIWAN TO SCRAP DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International called on Taiwan's President to abolish the death penalty.
MARCH 12, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER DEATH PENALTY
Taiwan's justice minister resigned after failing to win support for her opposition
MARCH 11, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT FAILS TO SUPPORT JUSTICE MINISTER ON ABOLITION DEATH PENALTY
Legal amendments were necessary to cut the number of executions, but Justice Minister
- MARCH 10, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: JUSTICE MINISTER THREATENS TO RESIGN RATHER THAN APPROVE EXECUTIONS
Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said she’d rather resign than have one prisoner
- MARCH 8, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: HUANG SUPPORTS ABOLISHING DEATH PENALTY
the Taiwanese Government nominee for top prosecutor said that he supports abolishing the death penalty.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH PENALTY ABOLISHED ONLY AFTER PUBLIC CONSENSUS - JUSTICE MINISTER
Taiwan will gradually push for the abolition of the death penalty after a consensus is formed, Justice Minister Wang Ching-feng said.
- JANUARY 30, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: 74 PERCENT OF PEOPLE ARE FOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
74 percent of the people in Taiwan are against the abolition of the capital punishment, and over half of them think death-row inmates should be executed, a latest survey has found.
- JANUARY 1, 2010TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry...
On January 8, 2002, Taiwan’s parliament abolished the Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry...