ENTRENCHED: While some events marked a point of progress, the group said, the DPP should avoid outdated mindsets and not bow to capitalist forces, which hurt democracy
Taipei Times
Date: Jan 15, 2018
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff reporter
Taiwan Democracy Watch yesterday listed what it deemed the 10 most important
National Taiwan University law professor Yen Chueh-an presents the results of a survey by Taiwan Democracy Watch at a news conference in Taipei yesterday, listing its 10 most important democracy-related events from 2017. Photo: CNA
democracy-related incidents that occurred in the nation last year, including a constitutional interpretation in favor of same-sex marriage, the arrest and conviction of Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲) in China, and the passage of the Act on Promoting Transitional Justice (促進轉型正義條例).
It ranked the same-sex marriage interpretation as the most important democratic event last year.
On May 24 last year, the Council of Grand Justices issued Constitutional Interpretation No. 748 in support of allowing gay couples to register for marriage. The council has requested the legislature to amend relevant laws within two years to guarantee the rights of gay people. [FULL STORY]