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The movement strategy in Taiwan's judicial independence reform
Die Bewegungsstrategie in Taiwans Justizreformprozess
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Abstract Judicial independence reform in Taiwan was pioneered by a group of reform-spirited judges from Room 303 of the Taichung (Taizhong) District Court, in 1993. Rather than joining the mass movement that was unfolding on the streets, the reformers formed a coalition with other judges to trigger reform fr... view more
Judicial independence reform in Taiwan was pioneered by a group of reform-spirited judges from Room 303 of the Taichung (Taizhong) District Court, in 1993. Rather than joining the mass movement that was unfolding on the streets, the reformers formed a coalition with other judges to trigger reform from within the judiciary. The reformers appealed to the rule of law and democracy as a movement strategy for mobilization. As a result, the movement strategy turned out to be a great success, and Room 303 became the chief engine for further judicial reforms in subsequent years. However, the movement strategy in itself also presents some limitations. This paper examines why the movement strategy was successful and how its limitations eventually created problems that hinder further judicial reforms in Taiwan.... view less
Keywords
social movement; jurisdiction; legal proceedings; democratization; judiciary; Asia; reform; Taiwan; mobilization; success; historical analysis; judge
Classification
General History
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Judiciary
Method
descriptive study; historical
Free Keywords
Political science; judicial politics; judicial assistance; social/ political movements; rule of law; democracy; judicial independence reform; movement strategy; contempoary
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 125-147
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 39 (2010) 3
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works