The legal culture and system of Taiwan.

Alphen aan den Rijn, The Netherlands : Kluwer Law International, 2006.

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Law -- Taiwan.

Justice, Administration of -- Taiwan.

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 bibliographical references and index.

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xvix, 241 p.