The Functional Transformation of Courts : Taiwan and Korea in Comparison

• Superior document: Global East Asia ; v.3
• Author: Yeh, Jiunn-rong.
• TeilnehmendeR: Ye, Junrong, 1958-
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: German
• Series: Global East Asia
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (302 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Jiunn-rong Yeh: 1 Introduction -- Body -- Courts in Asian new democracies: Taiwan and South Korea -- Structure of the book -- Overview of book chapters -- Conclusion: similarity, difference and challenge -- References -- Part I: Courts in Constitutional and Administrative Adjudications -- Jiunn-rong Yeh: 2 Court-ordered Apology: The Function of Courts in the Construction of Society, Culture and the Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Court-ordered apology cases in Taiwan and South Korea -- 2.1 Taiwan's case -- 2.2 Korean case -- 2.3 Judgment and reasoning in comparison -- 2.3.1 Freedom of speech vs. freedom of conscience -- 2.3.2 Rights conflicts vs. state-imposed restriction -- 2.3.3 Necessary remedy vs. improper measure -- 3 Legal debates on court-ordered apology -- 3.1 The subject of review -- 3.2 Rights and restriction -- 3.3 Necessary and proper -- 4 Cultural perspective on court-ordered apology -- 4.1 Apology in the West -- 4.2 The culture of "face" in Asia -- 4.2.1 Apology as guilt/right and as relational reputation -- 4.2.2 The function of apology and its requirements -- 5 The role of courts and judicial strategy -- 5.1 A court of reconciliation: Taiwan model -- 5.2 A court of modernization: Korea model -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Jong-ik Chon: 3 The Effect of Constitutional Adjudication on the Judicial Branch: The Relationship between the Constitutional Court and the Ordinary Court -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 History of constitutional adjudication -- 2.2 The Constitutional Court in the 1988 Constitution -- 3 Impact of constitutional adjudication on the ordinary courts -- 3.1 Constitutional issues in ordinary court decisions -- 3.2 Scope of appeals to the Supreme Court -- 4 Conflicts between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court -- 4.1 Subject of conflicts.

4.2 Rules Implementing the Certified Judicial Scriveners Act case -- 4.3 Constitutional Review of the Supreme Court Decision case -- 4.4 Supplementary Provision of a Repealed Act on the Regulation on Tax Reduction and Exemption Case -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Wen-Chen Chang: 4 The Evolution of Administrative Adjudication in Taiwan: A Model of Judicial Cooperation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Creation and evolution -- 2.1 The establishment of administrative adjudication -- 2.2 The comprehensive revision since the late 1990s -- 3 Judges and appointment -- 3.1 Qualifications of judges -- 3.2 Appointments of judges -- 3.3 The number of judges -- 4 Jurisdiction and performance -- 4.1 Jurisdictional conflict -- 4.2 Standing to sue -- 4.3 Performance -- 5 Expansion: the model of judicial cooperation -- 5.1 Expansion by administrative courts -- 5.2 Expansion by the Constitutional Court -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Seong-Wook Heo: 5 The Judicial Review Criteria in Korean Administrative Litigation: The Proportionality Principle in Korean Administrative Law and Democratic Accountability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The proportionality principle in Korean administrative adjudication -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 The contents of the proportionality principle -- 2.2.1 Principle of suitability (Grundsatz der Geeignetheit) -- 2.2.2 Principle of necessity (Grundsatz der Erforderlichkeit) -- 2.2.3 Principle of proportionality (Grundsatz der Angemessenheit) -- 2.3 The effect of the violation of the principle of proportionality -- 3 The example of judicial review of administrative action through the proportionality principle in Korea -- 3.1 Supreme Court March 8, 1994 Decision [Case I] -- 3.2 Supreme Court November 23, 2006 Decision [Case II] -- 3.3 Supreme Court August 24, 2001 Decision [Case III].

4 Is there any consistent and logical criterion for deciding whether a certain administrative measure is proportional? -- 5 The proportionality principle and the Chevron deference principle -- 6 The proportionality principle and democratic accountability -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Courts in Civil and Commercial Adjudications -- Chung-jau Wu: 6 The Law-making Function of the Court and the Necessity for a Second Amendment for Taiwanese Law of Contracts: An Observation from Leading Cases -- 1 Introduction: a unanimous orientation of the codification or amendment of civil law in East Asia -- 2 Rethinking the necessity for a second amendment of the Taiwanese Law of Obligations -- 2.1 An overall re-examination on the rules of limitations -- 2.2 Reviewing the law of irregularities of performance -- 2.2.1 A general outline -- 2.2.2 Performance impossible: subjective or objective? -- 2.2.3 Performance impossible or performance non-conforming? -- 2.2.4 How the provisions of non-conforming performance and warranty are applied collaboratively -- 3 Conclusion: analysis and development of the Taiwanese Law of Obligations -- 3.1 The achievement of judge-law-making function by the court -- 3.2 The constraints of judge-law-making and the necessity for an amendment -- 3.3 A chance for the unification of East-Asian contract law -- References -- Jinsu Yune: 7 Judicial Activism and the Constitutional Reasoning of the Korean Supreme Court in the Field of Civil Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Actual lawmaking by the court -- 2.1 The protection of transsexuals' human rights -- 2.2 Termination of life-sustaining treatment -- 3 Constitutional review of customary law -- 3.1 The customary prescription for the inheritance restitution right -- 3.2 The female membership of the Jongjung -- 3.3 The host or hostess of the ancestor worship ritual.

4 Horizontal effect of human rights in the private sphere -- 4.1 The liability of an internet service provider for defamation -- 4.2 Mandatory religious education in private schools -- 4.3 The disclosure of private information about attorneys -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Ching-Ping Shao: 8 Beyond Uncertainty: Lower Courts' Defiance in Insider Trading Cases -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Insider trading law and enforcement in Taiwan -- 3 Insider trading cases in Taiwanese courts -- 4 Beyond uncertainty: two examples of the lower courts' defiance -- 4.1 Comparison of the insider trading law before and after 2010 -- 4.2 Controversy of "possession" versus "use" -- 5 Exploring the lower courts' defiance -- 6 Restoring the authority of the Supreme Court -- 7 Concluding remarks -- References -- Hyeok-Joon Rho: 9 Enforcement against Wrongdoing Directors: The Role of the Courts in Korea -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Statutory arrangement: civil and criminal sanction -- 2.1 Civil sanction: director's liability under the Korean Commercial Code and the Capital Market Act -- 2.1.1 Causes of action -- 2.1.2 Special procedures for civil enforcement: derivative action and class action -- 2.2 Criminal sanction: director's liability under the Korean Criminal Code and special criminal statute -- 3 Jurisprudence by the Korean civil courts -- 3.1 Director's misconduct and business judgment -- 3.2 The limitation on damages -- 3.3 Facilitative interpretation of procedural requirement -- 4 Jurisprudence by the Korean criminal courts -- 4.1 Criminal courts' broad interpretations on some vague terms -- 4.2 Business judgment rule in criminal cases? -- 4.3 Criminal charge on LBO transaction -- 5 More complex enforcement: directors in corporate groups -- 5.1 Civil enforcement -- 5.2 Criminal enforcement -- 6 Towards balanced enforcement in Korea.

6.1 The criminalization of corporate law and its limits -- 6.2 The role of courts in corporate governance -- References -- Part III: Changing Courts with Civil and Criminal Procedural Reforms -- Kuan-Ling Shen: 10 The Role of the Courts in Civil Disputes in Taiwan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Courts and civil procedure -- 2.1 From direct adoption of foreign systems to localized reform -- 2.2 Important characteristics of Taiwan's civil procedural law -- 2.3 From party autonomy to court coordination -- 2.3.1 The purpose of the civil procedure -- 2.3.2 Increasing importance of the court's responsibility to elucidate to avoid surprise verdicts -- 2.4 From protection of individual interests to protection of group interests -- 3 Court-connected mediation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Kang-Jin Baik: 11 Civil Disputes in Korea and the New Role of the Court -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Features of the Korean civil procedure -- 2.1 Brief history of the Korean civil procedure -- 2.2 Guiding principles of civil procedure in Korea -- 3 Unique features of Korean society and new challenges for the court -- 4 Electronic litigation system as an access route for the court -- 5 Court Mediation Center as a hub for dispute resolution -- 6 A whole new model: active involvement of judges in the process -- 6.1 Emergence of a new model -- 6.2 Transition of oral proceeding -- 6.3 Problem of active elucidation -- 7 Observation -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Rong-Geng Li: 12 From an Inquisitorial to Adversarial System: The Recent Development in Criminal Justice of Taiwan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The adversarial system and the inquisitorial system -- 3 The court's duty to investigate before 2002 -- 4 The court's duty of investigation of crimes after 2002 -- 5 The examination of witness -- 6 The order of trial proceedings -- 7 Plea bargaining -- 7.1 The practice before 2004.

7.2 Applicable offenses.