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• 4.4 Supplementary Provision of a Repealed Act on the Regulation on Tax Reduction and Exemption Case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.