Taiwan, Death Penalty
Taiwan's Constitutional Court To Rule on Death Penalty - TaiwanPlus News
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to announce its decision on a landmark case brought by death row inmates that touches on a controversial question in the country: Should Taiwan abolish the death penalty?
Taiwan court rules death penalty constitutional but only for most serious crimes
Taiwan's constitutional court ruled on Friday that the death penalty is constitutional but only for the most serious crimes with the most rigorous legal scrutiny, after considering a petition brought by 37 people who are on death row.
Taiwan Retains Death Penalty But Limits Use To 'Exceptional' Cases
A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and exceptional circumstances".
Taiwan Court Rules Death Penalty Partly Unconstitutional - TaiwanPlus News
The Constitutional Court has failed to overturn Taiwan’s use of the death penalty. The country's 37 death row inmates had petitioned the court, saying the punishment contravened the right to life enshrined in Taiwan's constitution.
Taiwan Court Upholds Legality of Death Penalty but Limits Use to Only the Most Serious Crimes
The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to deter offenders.
Top Taiwan Court to Rule on Legal Challenge to Death Penalty
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the archipelago should abolish the death penalty, a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.
Envoy insists Taiwan has right to U.N. membership, counters China’s claim from 1971 resolution
Taiwan’s top diplomat in the United States tells The Washington Times in an exclusive interview that China’s communist ...
Taiwan rattled by 5.3 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's sparsely populated east coast county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.
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Taiwan issues alert over Chinese wax candy sold online
Deputy Health Minister Lin Ching-yi stated that consuming these candies could pose health risks, and selling them without ...
Taiwan recognizes same-sex marriage between Taiwanese and Chinese
Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced on Thursday that same-sex marriages between Taiwanese and Chinese nationals ...
Taiwan, Bulgaria deny making pagers that exploded in Lebanon
Taiwan's government and Bulgarian authorities Friday both denied making the exploding pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Taiwan Requests China's Assistance in Locating Missing 22-Year-Old
The Straits Exchange Foundation has contacted China for information on Kuo Yu-hsuan, a 22-year-old who vanished after ...
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US close to sending $567 million in immediate security aid to Taiwan
The U.S. is in the final stages of sending almost $570 million in security assistance to Taiwan — the largest such package to ...
Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts
"The components for Hezbollah's pagers were not produced by us," Taiwan's economy minister Kuo Jyh-huei told reporters on ...
Fruit and seafood are the latest front in escalating Taiwan-China tensions
Taiwan says China's ban on imports of its fruit, vegetables, seafood and other goods violate trade rules, in the latest ...