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The movement strategy in Taiwan's judicial independence reform
Die Bewegungsstrategie in Taiwans Justizreformprozess
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Wang, Chin-shou
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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 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. |
| Keywords | Taiwan; judiciary; reform; judge; social movement; success; mobilization; jurisdiction; legal proceedings; democratization; historical analysis; Asia |
| Classification | Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law; General History; Judiciary |
| Method | descriptive study; historical |
| Free Keywords | Political science; judicial politics; Taiwan; 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 |
| Status | Published Version; reviewed |
| Licence | Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works |
