Judicial Reform Archives

Monday Horror Renews Debate on (and Thirst for) Capital Punishment

Once again the crowds were calling for blood on Monday after an individual decapitated a four-year-old girl with a meat cleaver in Neihu, Taipei. The random act of incomprehensible violence has re-energized those — a majority here — who support capital punishment and could turn into a challenge for the incoming Tsai administration that is …

I. Diagnosis and Analysis Although Taiwan’s democracy has made great strides since the institution of direct presidential elections and elections for every seat in the legislature, administration of transitional justice has been incomplete. As a result, the nation’s judicial system, whose members have a duty to restrain state authority and protect citizens’ rights and interests, …