How Taiwan's Constitutional Court Reined in Police Power: Lessons for the People's Republic of China
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Fordham International Law Journal
Abstract
The article discusses the lessons that the People's Republic of China can reportedly learn from the Taiwan Constitutional Court's apparent reining in of Taiwanese police power as of May 2014, focusing on the structure of constitutional review in Taiwan and the legal regime for punishing "hooligans (liumang). The principle of legal clarity is addressed, along with a secret witness system and the legal right to confront and examine a witness. Taiwan's criminal procedure code is examined.
First Page
863
Volume
37
Publication Date
2014
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Margaret K. and Cohen, Jerome A., "How Taiwan's Constitutional Court Reined in Police Power: Lessons for the People's Republic of China" (2014). Faculty Articles. 74.
https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-articles/74
