The Judicial Yuan

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The Judicial Yuan



Article 77 of The Constitution of the ROC states:

第 77 條            
司法院為國家最高司法機關，掌理民事、刑事、行政訴訟之審判及公務員
之懲戒。
Article   77
The Judicial Yuan shall be the highest judicial organ of the State and shall have charge of civil, criminal, and administrative cases, and over cases concerning disciplinary measures against public functionaries.

Vocabulary                                                                                                           
司法院  [Sīfǎyuàn]  /Judicial Yuan/
為  [wéi]  /是/is/
國家  [guójiā]  /country/nation/
最高  [zuìgāo]  /highest/highest-level/
機關  [jīguān]  /organ/mechanism/
掌理  [zhǎnglǐ]  /in charge of/
民事  [mínshì]  /civil affairs/
刑事  [xíngshì]  /criminal/penal/
行政  [xíngzhèng]  /administration/administrative/
訴訟  [sùsòng]  /lawsuit/case/
之  [zhī]  /(literary equivalent of 的)/
審判  [shěnpàn]  /put (someone) to trial/
及  [jí]  /and/
公務員  [gōngwùyuán]  /(n) functionary/office-bearer/civil servant/
懲戒 [chéngjiè]  /to discipline/reprimand/


The Judicial Yuan oversees the court system of Taiwan. 
In general, the Judicial Yuan exercises:
1. The Power to Interpret
2. The Power to Adjudicate
3. The Power to Discipline
4. The Power of Judicial Administration

 
The Judical Yuan derives the above mentioned powers from:
The Constitution
The Organic Act of the Judicial Yuan
The Constitutional Interpretation Procedure Act
The Organic Act of the Administrative Court

The Organic Act of the Commission on the Disciplinary Sanction of Functionaries


The court system of the Judical Yuan are comprised of the following:
1. The Supreme Court
2. High Courts and their Branches
3. District Courts
4.The Supreme Administrative Court
5. High Administrative Courts
6. The Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Functionaries