TAIPEI -- Taiwan's Constitutional Court faces an unprecedented decision that could determine the survival of one of the tech power's most critical entities: itself.

On whether the death penalty excessively violates the “right to life,” the judgement establishes two standards: Given the severity of the punishment, the death penalty should only be used in the most ...

The execution of Huang Linkai (黃麟凱) on January 16 marks a troubling step backward for the protection of human rights in ...

The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party, which control parliament, voted in December to amend the Constitutional Court Procedure Act, raising the threshold for hearing and deciding cases.

Under the Weimar Constitution, the president, who is directly elected by voters, does not directly lead the government’s bureaucratic affairs, but is expected to lead the country and resolve ...

The execution of an inmate on Thursday by Taiwan, marking the first death penalty carried out by the island’s authorities in five years, has sparked condemnation from rights groups.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The opposition benefited from its majority at the Legislative Yuan Friday to defeat the Cabinet’s attempt to override controversial amendments to the Constitutional Court ...

In September, Taiwan's constitutional court ruled that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition ...

A political storm in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan is threatening the nation’s democracy. In recent months, a constitutional court reform led by Kuomintang (KMT) legislator Weng Hsiao-ling has ...

T ens of tHOUSANDS of people converged on Liberty Square in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, earlier this month. Placards depicted ...

The constitutional court had earlier acknowledged flaws in ... E-Ling Chiu, Amnesty International Taiwan’s director, said the execution was a “huge setback for human rights in Taiwan”.