Monday, August 11, 2008

Law School Libraries

Original post by www.taiwanlawresources.com

The following is a list of links to the libraries associated with schools with law schools.  Almost all searches for law books are through the main library of the school.


Táiwān Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì Jì Fǎlüxué Yánjiūsuǒ
臺灣大學法律學系暨法律學研究所

Zhōngzhèng Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì Jì Yánjiūsuǒ 
中正大學法律學系暨研究所

Zhōngguó Wénhuà Dàxué Fǎxuéyuàn
中國文化大學法學院

Guófáng Guǎnlǐ Xuéyuàn Fǎlüxì 
國防管理學院法律系

Fǔrén Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
輔仁大學法律學系

Xuánzàng Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
玄奘大學法律學系

Zhèngzhì Dàxué Fǎxuéyuàn
政治大學法學院

Qīnghuá Dàxué Kējì Fǎlü Yánjiūsuǒ
清華大學科技法律研究所

Dōngwú Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì Jì Fǎlü Yánjiūsuǒ
東吳大學法律學系暨法律研究所

Kāinán Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
開南大學法律學系

Zhōngyāng Jǐngchá Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
中央警察大學法律學系

Shìxīn Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
世新大學法律學系

Dōnghǎi Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
東海大學法律學系

Míngchuán Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì
銘傳大學法律學系

Táiběi Dàxué Fǎxuéxì
臺北大學法學系

Jiāotōng Dàxué Kējì Fǎlü Yánjiūsuǒ
交通大學科技法律研究所

Zhēnlǐ Dàxué Cáijīng Fǎlüxuéxì
真理大學財經法律學系

Táiwān Hǎiyáng Dàxué Hǎiyáng Fǎlü Yánjiūsuǒ
臺灣海洋大學海洋法律研究所

Zhōngyuán Dàxué Cáijīng Fǎlüxuéxì
中原大學財經法律學系

Zhōngxīng Dàxué Cáijīng Fǎlüxì
中興大學財經法律系

Jìngyí Dàxué Fǎlüxì
靜宜大學法律系

Yàzhōu Dàxué Cáijīng Fǎlüxuéxì
亞洲大學財經法律學系

Dàojiāng Kējì Jì Guǎnlǐ Xuéyuàn Cáijīng Fǎlüxì
稻江科技暨管理學院財經法律系

Chénggōng Dàxué Fǎlüxuéxì Jì Fǎlüxué Yánjiūsuǒ
成功大學法律學系暨法律學研究所

Gāoxióng Dàxué Fǎxuéyuàn
高雄大學法學院

Dōnghuá Dàxué Cáijīng Fǎlü Yánjiūsuǒ
東華大學財經法律研究所

Chóngyòu Qǐyèguǎnlǐ Zhuānkē Xuéxiào Cáijīng Fǎlükē
崇右企業管理專科學校財經法律科

Qiáoguāng Jìshù Xuéyuàn Cáijīng Fǎlüxì
僑光技術學院財經法律系

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Weekly Wrap-up August week 1


Here is the wrap-up for week 1 of August.


Monday - Contracts - Compensation for Damage
Tuesday - Contracts - Rescission
Wednesday - Contracts - Guardianship
Thursday - J.Y. Interpretation 645

New Judicial Yuan Interpretation
Friday - Judicial Yuan Case Database
Search Judicial Yuan Judgements
Saturday - Changes in Law News Feed
Be up-to-date with changes in R.O.C. law

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Changes in Law News Feed

Original post by www.taiwanlawresources.com



A website maintained by the Judicial Yuan containing up-to-date changes in the law of the R.O.C. can be found here.




Friday, August 8, 2008

Judicial Yuan Case Database

Original post by www.taiwanlawresources.com




Links to the Judicial Yuan Case Database can be found
here.
Major laws pertaining to the Judicial Yuan can be found here.
To search interpretations, go here.
To search judgments and rulings, go here.
To search summary division cases, go here.
To search invalidating judgements, go here.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

J.Y. Interpretation 645


Original post by www.taiwanlawresources.com


On July 11, the Justices of the Constitutional Court issued interpretation number 645.



The issue is with the following:

公投法中立法院有公投提案權違憲? 公投審議委員的任命規定違憲?
Is the right given to the Legislative Yuan [MS: Article 16] to raise proposals according to the Referendum Act unconstitutional?  Are the appointment and nomination regulations [MS: Article 35] set forth in the Referendum Act unconstitutional?

You can read the rest of the interpretation (Chinese) here.  Translation coming soon.

The news release for Interpretation 645 can be found
here. (Chinese)
Justice
許玉秀's report concurring in part and dissenting in part can be found here. (Chinese)
Justice
彭鳳至's dissenting opinion can be found here. (Chinese)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Contracts - Guardianship

Original post by www.taiwanlawresources.com




The following are laws regarding guardianship in the Civil Code:





Article
第 78 條
限制行為能力人未得法定代理人之允許,所為之單獨行為,無效。
Article 78   
A unilateral act made by a person limited in capacity to make juridical acts without the approval of his guardian is void.

Vocabulary
限制行為能力人  [xiànzhì xíngwéi nénglìrén]  /a person who has limited juridical capacity /
未  [wèi]  /not yet/did not/have not/not/
得  [dé]  /obtain/get/
法定代理人  [fǎdìng dàilǐrén]  /lawful agent/lawful guardian/
之  [zhī]  /(literary equivalent of 的)/
允許  [yǔnxǔ]  /to permit/to allow/
所  [suǒ]  /而/however/
為  [wéi]  /to make/
單獨行為  [dāndúxíngwéi]  /unilateral act/
無效  [wúxiào]  /not valid/ineffective/in vain/

Study:
This article states that an act made by a person with limited capacity (7歲-20歲) without the approval of his guaradian is void.

Article
第 79 條
限制行為能力人未得法定代理人之允許,所訂立之契約,須經法定代理人之承認,始生效力。
Article 79   
A contract made by a person limited in capacity to make juridical acts without the approval of his guardian is valid upon the acknowledgement of the guardian.

Vocabulary
限制行為能力人  [xiànzhì xíngwéi nénglìrén]  /a person who has limited juridical capacity /
未  [wèi]  /not yet/did not/have not/not/
得  [dé]  /obtain/get/gain/
法定代理人  [fǎdìng dàilǐrén]  /lawful agent/lawful guardian/
之  [zhī]  /(literary equivalent of 的)/
允許  [yǔnxǔ]  /to permit/to allow/
所  [suǒ]  /而/however/
訂立  [dìnglì]  /agree to (treaty, contract, agreement)/
契約  [qìyuē]  /agreement/contract/
須  [xū]  /beard/necessary/must/
經  [jīng]  /to undergo/to get/to obtain/
承認  [chéngrèn]  /recognize/to acknowledge/to admit/
始  [shǐ]  /only/a necessary condition/
生效力  [shēngxiàolì]  /to take effect/to go into effect/to have binding effect/