Taiwan Law in Focus: Economy, Society and Democracy

8 Videos

• 1-0: Course Introduction
• 1-1: Introduction: Characters and Historical Developments of Taiwan Law
• 1-2: Indigenous Law (Prehistory—)
• 1-3: Law in Dutch-Taiwan (1624-1662)
• 1-4: Chinese Legal Traditions: Cheng Regime and Qing-Chinese Empire (1662-1895)
• 1-5: Law in the Japanese Period (1895-1945)
• 1-6: Post-WWII ROC Legal System (1945-)
• 1-7: Conclusion

1 Assignment

• W1 Quiz

9 Videos

• 2-0: Introduction
• 2-1: The Evolving Government Structure
• 2-2: Democratic Transformation and Constitutional Reform
• 2-3-1: Judicial Review and Evolving Constitutional Court (1)
• 2-3-2: Judicial Review and Evolving Constitutional Court (2)
• 2-4-1: Central-Local Relations and Democratic Society (1)
• 2-4-2: Central-Local Relations and Democratic Society (2)
• 2-5: Government Reform and Independent Regulatory Commission
• 2-6: Conclusion

1 Assignment

• W2 Quiz

7 Videos

• 3-0: Introduction
• 3-1: Position of Civil Law within the Legal Structure
• 3-2: History of Civil Law in Taiwan
• 3-3: Structure of the Civil Code
• 3-4: Illegal Building and Its Legal Effects
• 3-5: Aging and Family Law
• 3-6: Conclusion

1 Assignment

• W3 Quiz

8 Videos

• 4-0: Introduction
• 4-1: Taiwan’s Constitutional Bill of Rights and Interpretation of Unenumerated Rights
• 4-2: Domestic Incorporation of International Human Rights to Taiwan
• 4-3: Personal Freedom and Due Process
• 4-4: Free Speech and Democratic Process
• 4-5: Environmental Right, Administrative Litigation and Regulatory State
• 4-6: Politics of Rights, Social Movement and Civil Society
• 4-7: Conclusion

1 Assignment

• W4 Quiz

1 Discussions

• Discussions of W4

1 Readings

• Further Reading List

9 Videos

• 5-0: Introduction
• 5-1-1: Major Constitutional Rights (1)
• 5-1-2: Major Constitutional Rights (2)
• 5-2: Right to Judicial Remedy
• 5-3: Right to Silence
• 5-4: Right to Counsel
• 5-5: Right to a Fair Trial
• 5-6: Judicial Reform on Lay Participation and the Death Penalty
• 5-7: Conclusion

4 Readings

• 【Supplementary Video】No perfect justice system: wrongful convictions in Taiwan
• 【Supplementary Video】Introduction to Taiwan’s Constitutional Court (the Judicial Yuan), criminal courts, and legal Reforms
• 【Supplementary Video】
• 【Supplementary Reading】Why the State Stops to Kill: The Death Penalty and the Rule of Law in Taiwan

1 Assignment

• W5 Quiz

9 Videos

• 6-0: Introduction
• 6-1: Overview of Taiwan’s Economic Development Background
• 6-2: The Debate on Corporate Objectives in Taiwan
• 6-3-1: The Debate on Corporate Power Structure in Taiwan (1)
• 6-3-2: The Debate on Corporate Power Structure in Taiwan (2)
• 6-4: Independent Directors in Taiwan
• 6-5: Taiwan’s Investor Protection Center
• 6-6: Concluding Remarks
• 6-7: Conclusion

1 Assignment

• W6 Quiz

1 Videos

• Final conclusion

1 Peer Review

• Final Peer Review

1 Readings

• Rubric for Final Peer Review