The legal culture and system of Taiwan. - Luo, Changfa, 1956-.; Joint International Law Program (Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands : Kluwer Law International, 2006)
1 A brief legal history and branches of powers of government: transplantation and creation\g--2 Basic elements of justice system in Taiwan: the courts, bench, bar and legal education --3 The Council of Grand Justices: an important design to guard the constitution --4 Sources of law: the precedents being merely a psychological and subjective element --5 The constitution of the Republic and human rights protection in progress --6 Administrative law being an important scheme to govern administrative activities --7 Some essential elements governing civil relations, including principles of morality and good faith --8 Some principles of contract law: basic rules governing economic activities --9 Various typical contracts with some reflecting the social and economic activities in Taiwan --10 Unjust enrichment and management of the affairs of another without mandate: creating rights and obligations without contract or wrongdoing --11 Torts: certain new types of tortious acts to reflect the development of the society --12 Consumer protection framework in Taiwan: high level of protections for weaker parties --13 Property law: a number of traditional property rights established to meet the needs of the society --14 Family law and the law of inheritance: with Chinese tradition playing certain roles --15 The prevention of domestic violence law: an important change of traditional domestic relations --16 Civil procedure and ADRs: the dispute resolution system being in line with international practice --17 Intellectual property laws: a western concept fitting smoothly into eastern society --18 The law governing the domestic market: the backbone of the open economy in Taiwan --19 The rules governing external trade: a relatively free market of Taiwan --20 The government procurement law: a law governing a major part of economic activities in Taiwan --21 Labour protection regime inTaiwan: another indication of modernization of the society --22 Criminal law and criminal procedure: with improved adversarial system in place --23 Concluding remarks.
Includes index.
Keywords: Law -- Taiwan; Justice, Administration of -- Taiwan; Culture and law