The China Post
Date: November 26, 2016
By: Stephanie Chao
President Tsai Ing-wen Friday urged for the development of a people-centric judicial system and the
President Tsai Ing-wen, acting as convener of the preparatory committee for the National Affairs Conference on Judicial Reform, speaks to committee members at their first meeting on Friday, Nov. 25. (Photo Courtesy of the Presidential Office)
incorporation of diverse expertise into the judicial reform process.
In order to push for judicial reform, “there should be more participation from experts in different fields, a people-centric approach, the incorporation of diverse opinions and participation from all citizens,” Tsai said during her opening remarks at a preparatory meeting for the National Affairs Conference on Judicial Reform. Taiwan’s legal system has long been criticized for its biases and has been riddled by accusations that its judges lack professionalism. These outcries resurfaced in the mainstream media in March, after the brutal murder of a four-year-old in Taipei shocked the nation.
The Second Stage of Reforms
“17 years ago, Taiwan held a national judicial reform meeting,” Tsai said, stating that legal experts had laid out the direction of the first stage of reforms after martial law was lifted. [FULL STORY]
