The Judicial Yuan is the judicial branch of the government of Taiwan. It runs a Constitutional Court and oversees all systems of courts of Taiwan, including ordinary courts like the supreme court, high courts, district courts as well as special courts like administrative courts and disciplinary courts. By Taiwanese law, the Judicial Yuan holds the following powers:Interpretation – Constitutional Court interprets the Constitution and other statutes and regulations by either the central government or local governments.
Adjudicate – Most civil, criminal, and administrative cases are adjudicated by the respective courts supervised by the Judicial Yuan. The Constitutional Court adjudicate Presidential impeachment and political party dissolution cases.
Discipline – Disciplinary measures with respect to public functionaries are adjudicated by the Disciplinary court.
Judicial Administration – The Judicial Yuan supervises administrative affairs of all courts established by Taiwanese law.
The Judicial Building houses the Constitutional Court
The former Judicial Yuan building in Nanking
The Constitutional Court consists of 15 justices.
Supreme Court
Government of the Republic of China
The Government of the Republic of China, is the national authority whose actual-controlled territory consists of main island of Taiwan (Formosa), Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other island groups, collectively known as Taiwan Area or Free Area. A unitary state, the ROC government, under the current constitutional amendments, is run by a de facto semi-presidential system, consists of the presidency and five branches (Yuan): the Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan, and Control Yuan. The president is the head of state, with the premier as the head of government, currently ruled by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) since 2016. Since the 2005 amendments of the Additional Articles of the Constitution, the Legislative Yuan has been the de facto unicameral parliamentary body of the country.
Presidential Office Building
Executive Yuan
Legislative Yuan
Judicial Yuan