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The Judicial Yuan (Chinese: 司法院; pinyin: Sīfǎ Yuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Su-hoat Īⁿ) is the judicial branch of the Republic of China. [1] [2] It functions as the Constitutional Court and oversees the courts of Taiwan, including the ordinary courts such as the Supreme Court, high courts, and district courts as well as special courts like administrative, and disciplinary courts.
The Supreme Court of Taiwan (Chinese: 中華民國最高法院; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zuìgāo Fǎyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiong-hôa Bîn-kok Chòe-ko Hoat-īⁿ) (also known as the Supreme Court of the Republic of China) is the court of last resort in Taiwan, except matters regarding interpretation of the Constitution and unifying the interpretation of laws and orders which are decided by ...
Taiwan’s Judicial Office Building, which houses the Constitutional Court that will hear arguments on the constitutionality of a package of controversial amendments passed by the legislature ...
Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition ...
The Constitutional Court held a preparatory hearing on July 10. [16] The Court later issued a temporary injunction on July 19. A constitutionality hearing was held on August 6. [17] On October 25, the Constitutional Court annulled the "Contempt of the Legislature" Act and new legislative powers to investigate government officials, preventing ...
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since 24 May 2019, making it the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. On 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court ruled that the marriage law was unconstitutional, and that the constitutional right to equality and freedom of marriage guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry under the Taiwanese Constitution.
This was the supreme court of Taiwan in the Japanese era. Note that the Empire of Japan was granted extraterritoriality in China from late 19th century until World War II . This also handled the trial cases appealed from Taihoku District court ( 臺北地方法院 ) regarding Japanese citizens (including Taiwanese and Korean) in the Chinese ...
'Law-establishing court') is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system.