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 24, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: DOUBLE-MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH
Chen Fu-hsiang, who committed a double murder in broad daylight in January, was sentenced to death by
- OCTOBER 30, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: TAIPEI SUBWAY MURDERER SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SECOND TRIAL
A Taiwan court upheld the death sentence for Cheng Chieh, who was convicted of four murders and
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR MURDERS
The Taiwan High Court upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of the 2013 murders of his ex-
JUNE 5, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six executions were conducted in the evening, one week after the brutal murder of a schoolgirl, media reports said.
MAY 31, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: PRESIDENT, NOT READY TO ABOLISH DEATH PENALTY
presidential spokesman Charles Chen cited President Ma Ying-jeou as saying that the government was
- FEBRUARY 28, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
a Taiwanese court has sentenced a man to death for killing four people and injuring 22 others in a knife
a Taiwanese court has sentenced a man to death for killing four people and injuring 22 others in a knife
FEBRUARY 13, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAMA MOUTH CAFE CONVICT’S DEATH SENTENCE OVERTURNED
The Supreme Court of Taiwan overturned the death sentences handed down in both the first and second
- JANUARY 1, 2015TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.
The death penalty is provided for murder, drug offenses, treason and military offenses.