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Taiwan Law The Executive Yuan comprises the premier and the cabinet members who are responsible for policy and administration. The main lawmaking body, the Legislative Yuan (LY), was originally elected in the late 1940s in parallel with the National Assembly. The 29 Control Yuan members are appointed by the president and approved by the National Assembly; they serve 6-year terms. jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/taiwan.htm   (440 words)

Taiwan - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta Members of the Examination Yuan are appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly to six-year terms. The Judicial Yuan runs Taiwan’s court system and is responsible for civil, criminal, and administrative cases, as well as cases concerning the disciplining of public officials. Below the Judicial Yuan are the Supreme Court, the high courts, the district courts, the Administrative Court, and the Committee on the Discipline of Public Functionaries. encarta.msn.com /text_761577607___27/Taiwan.html   (960 words)

Politics in Taiwan The Legislative Yuan is the highest legislative body of the state, consisting of popularly elected representatives who serve for three years and are eligible for reelection. The Control Yuan's 24 members, including its president and vice president, are appointed to six-year terms by the ROC president and confirmed by the Legislative Yuan. Legislative power is exercised on behalf of the people and audits Executive Yuan reports and the Legislative Yuan also checks the budget. www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/taiwan/pro-politics.htm   (3925 words)

Legislative Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Legislative Yuan is one of the five branches (called 'yuàn', "courts") of government stipulated by the ROC Constitution, which follows Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People. The first Legislative Yuan was to have been elected for a term of three years ending in 1951; however, the fall of the Mainland made it impossible to hold new elections. The original members of the Legislative Yuan remained until December 31, 1991, when as part of subsequent Judicial Yuan ruling, they were forced to retire and the members elected in 1989 remained until the 161 members of the Second Legislative Yuan was elected in December 1992. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Legislative_Yuan   (1532 words)

East Asian Studies Documents: Constitution of the Republic of China, 1947 The President of the Executive Yuan shall be nominated and, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the President of the Republic. In case of impeachment by the Control Yuan of the personnel of the Judicial Yuan or of the Examination Yuan for neglect of duty or violation of law, the provisions of Articles 95, 97 and 98 of this Constitution shall be applicable. The Examination Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and several members, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the president of the Republic; and the provisions of Article 84 of the Constitution shall not apply. www.isop.ucla.edu /eas/documents/taiwan-cons.htm   (10116 words)

Preamble The Judicial Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and a certain number of Grand Justices, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the President; and the pertinent provisions in Article 79 of the Constitution shall not apply. The Examination Yuan shall have a president, a vice president, and several members, all of whom shall be nominated and, with the consent of the National Assembly, appointed by the President; and the provisions in Article 84 of the Constitution shall not apply. The legislative power of a province and that of a county shall be exercised by the provincial assembly and the county council, respectively. www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/taiwan.html   (8438 words)

Taiwan: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Judicial Branch: The Judicial Yuan is composed of justices appointed by the president with the consent of the Legislative Yuan. In the December 11, 2004, Legislative Yuan elections, the DPP won 36 percent of the vote (89 seats) to the Kuomintang’s 33 percent (79 seats). In 1999 the Legislative Yuan abolished the Publications Law, which the police had used to seize or ban printed material that was considered seditious, treasonous, sacrilegious, interfered with the lawful exercise of public functions, or violated public order or morals. www.mongabay.com /reference/new_profiles/333.html   (4680 words)

The Combination of Legislation and Information: Current Status of the Library and Information Service, Legislative ... In accordance with the official functions of the Legislative Yuan, the Department of the Compilation of the Legislative Yuan was founded in the Ning Jing period during the 1930's. In order to simplify the organizational structure of the Legislative Yuan the staff of the Department of the Compilation was reduced and special working groups were formed after the government of the Republic of China moved to Taiwan in 1949. The Legislative Yuan is the highest legislative organ of the state, constituted of popularly elected representatives who serve for three years and are eligible for re-election. www.ifla.org /VII/s3/conf/1taiwa-e.htm   (5531 words)

Executive Yuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Executive Yuan (行政院; pinyin: Xíngzhēng Yuàn; literally 'executive court') is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Its formation, as one of five Yuans of the government, stemmed from the Three Principles of the People, the constitutional theory of Sun Yat-sen, but was adjusted constitutionally over the years to adapt to the situation in Taiwan by changes in the laws and the Constitution of the Republic of China. Whenever there is disagreement between the Legislative Yuan and Executive Yuan, the Legislative Yuan may pass a resolution asking the EY to alter the policy proposal in question. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Executive_Yuan   (440 words)

A Virtual Tour of the Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan was established in Nanking in 1928, at the beginning of the Stage of Tutelary Government. In the 20 Year Tutelary period, the Legislative Yuan completed the preliminary draft of the Constitution of the Republic of China, laying the legal foundation for the later transition to the Stage of Constitutional Government. Another important function of the Legislative Yuan is to oversee the work of the executive branch agencies via the interpellation power, exercised by legislators individually. www.taiwan.com.au /Polieco/Government/Legislative/report02.html   (784 words)

Taiwan's Branches of Government Prior to the 1997 amendments, he had the effective power, with the approval of the R.O.C. president, to veto legislation by refusing to enforce a bill unless a two-thirds majority of the Legislative Yuan approved it. As the result of legislation, there are three levels in the hierarchy: a lower court, a court of appeals, and a court of highest appeal. Given the way in which appointments are made to various Yuan, it might be reasonable to say that Taiwan has four branches of government: (1) the National Assembly; (2) the President's executive branch, including the Executive Yuan, the Examination Yuan and the Control Yuan; (3) the Legislative Yuan, and (4) the Judicial Yuan. www.constitution.org /pd/gunning/taiwan/branches.htm   (1800 words)

Law Office Of Clement Cheng - California Intellectual Property and Business Lawyers When the Legislative Yuan reconsiders the television and radio advertising ban, they may agree with the U.S. Supreme Court in Buckley, finding television and radio to be "indispensable instruments of effective political speech." The Legislative Yuan must then decide how to regulate network and cable advertising. Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan should revise the campaign contribution and expenditure limits in the POERL to prevent corruption and the appearance of corruption. The Taiwanese Legislative Yuan should construe the term "government contractors" broadly to include business entities and majority owners of business entities that have negotiated or are negotiating a contract with the government. www.clemcheng.com /html/campaign_finance.htm   (6817 words)

Taiwan Furthermore, in accordance with the Law Governing Exercise of the Legislative Yuan's Authority (Li-fa yuan chih ch'uan hsing shih fa), once a bill reaches the legislature, it is subject to a process of three readings. Taiwan's highest judicial organ is the Judicial Yuan (Ssu-fa yuan), which is responsible for supervising the administration of the various levels of the courts. Under the Judicial Yuan are the Supreme Court, the high courts, district courts, the Administrative Court, and the Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Public Functionaries. www.loc.gov /law/glin/taiwan.html   (1765 words)

[No title] Hsu said the power of the Legislature to initiate referendums on major public policy issues "involves a self-aggrandizing expansion of the Legislative Yuan's powers and infringes on the power of the Executive Yuan" to initiate and implement policy and hold political responsibility for its administrative performance. The Legislative Yuan will have 15 days after receiving the reconsideration bill to review and vote on the bill or else the veto will be automatically sustained and the articles in question deleted from the final bill to be promulgated. DPP Legislator Chiou Tai-san told the Taiwan News that while difficult, it would be easier to sustain the Cabinet's reconsideration than gaining the DPP's preferred result in the process of legislation or through possible revisions. taiwansecurity.org /TN/2003/TN-091203.htm   (1208 words)

Organizations - Organizations - Overseas Office Republic Of China ( Taiwan ) ... Beginning with the current Fourth Legislative Yuan, the body shall have 225 members, including representatives elected from among ROC citizens residing abroad and from the nationwide constituency according to proportional representation among political parties and the remaining representatives popularly elected. The Examination Yuan has a president, a vice president, and 19 members, all of whom are, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, appointed by the ROC President for a six-year term. The Control Yuan has a Ministry of Audit, headed by an auditor-general who is nominated and appointed, with the consent of the Legislative Yuan, by the President of the Republic for a six-year term. www.roc-taiwan.org /np.asp?ctNode=2244&CtUnit=50&BaseDSD=7&mp=1   (902 words)

YUan Shih Kai: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library YUAN SHIH-KAI--Manchu dynasty politician who...Manchus abdicated, but they gave Yuan Shih-kai, veteran politician and former...for his resignation in favor of Yuan Shih-kai, the Peking officials would accept... YUAN SHIH-KAI yuan she -ki, 1859 1916, president of China (1912 16). In 1913, Yuan Shih-kai, the president of China, suppressed the Kuomintang although...popular sovereignty. www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/yuan_shih_kai.jsp   (1168 words)

People's Daily Online -- Taiwan's "Legislative Yuan" decides to consider recall motion against Chen The "Legislative Yuan" of Taiwan on Friday has agreed to consider a recall motion against Chen Shui-bian in October. By a vote of 106 to 82, the "Legislative Yuan" agreed to place the motion proposed by the People First Party on the agenda of the next session of the "Legislative Yuan" to be held from Oct. 11 to 13. The "Legislative Yuan" will verify the motion in 15 days and Chen Shui-bian, as the person being recalled, will be notified before the verification and entitled to file a defense paper seven days before the verification. english.people.com.cn /200609/29/eng20060929_307623.html   (345 words)

'Wholesale' disaster for Taiwan's DPP His record in the Legislative Yuan also was supportive of the DPP agenda. In the run-up to elections, the roads all up and down rural Changhwa county were festooned with campaign flags of the 19 candidates and city boulevards were vibrant with magnificent billboards proclaiming the talents of the parliamentary hopefuls. That placed her high enough to grab a seat in the Legislative Yuan, but put her behind three much weaker DPP names, all of whom obviously benefited from sympathetic pei-piao, coordinated votes, to the north of Taipei. www.heritage.org /Press/Commentary/ed121604f.cfm?RenderforPrint=1   (1551 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14) That is, the Executive Yuan may not carry out a part of the budget passed by the Legislative Yuan if there is a change in a related major policy. That is, the legislators may, according to their rights stipulated in Article 17, Paragraph 2, of the Law on the Exercise of Functions and Powers of the Legislative Yuan, ask the premier or the ministers concerned to provide reports and submit to interpellation. The Interpretation stated that, if the Legislative Yuan opposes the Executive Yuan's decision or proposes any other resolution after hearing the Executive Yuan's report, such a resolution is deemed as an objection to the change of the policy, and reinstates the legal budget. www.taipei.org /press/gio0116-1.htm   (952 words)

Constitution of R.O.C The President of the Executive Yuan shall be nominated and, upon confirmation by the legislative Yuan, appointed by the President of the Republic. If the President of the Executive Yuan should resign or his office should become vacant when the Legislative Yuan is not in session, his duties and functions shall be performed for him by the Vice President of the Executive Yuan. In case of impeachment of the personnel of the judicial Yuan or of the Examination Yuan for dereliction of duty or violation of law, the provisions of articles 95, 97, and 98 of this Constitution shall apply. ls.wustl.edu /Chinalaw/twconlaw.html   (8415 words)

CNN.com - World - Election Watch Bicameral parliament: Taiwan's bicameral parliament is composed of the National Assembly and the Legislative Yuan. Legislative Yuan: The Legislative Yuan consists of 225 members directly elected for three-year terms. Of the Legislative Yuan's 225 seats, 176 are elected by simple majority vote and 49 seats are elected according to a system of proportional representation. www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/asiapcf/taiwan.html   (117 words)

Jerome F. Keating's writings The Legislative Yuan's refusal of consent further highlights the many inconsistencies and inadequacies of the Constitution of the Republic of China (ROC). The Control Yuan is the highest control organization of the Republic; its members are responsible for correcting government officials at all levels and generally monitoring the government including of course the assets and members of the Legislative Yuan. In effect what is happening is that the Legislative Yuan by refusing to even consider the President's appointees wants the right to totally control those that will be its auditors. zen.sandiego.edu:8080 /Jerome/1140528946/index_html   (771 words)

[No title] The Legislative Yuan decided yesterday to try President Chen Shui-bian in the nation's first ever attempt to recall the head of state. Wang Jin-pyng, president of the Legislative Yuan, announced the outcome of a vote in favor of deliberation on a recall motion in the morning. Though the president's trial would all but occupy the Legislative Yuan, DPP lawmakers wish the flood-control bill could be passed into law before the special session comes to an end on June 30. taiwansecurity.org /CP/2006/CP-140606.htm   (739 words)

TAIWAN 2004 Legislative Yuan Election In Taiwan's democratic system, all 225 seats in the Legislative Yuan (also referred to as the Legislature) are filled every three years, with the next election scheduled for December 11, 2004. Although, with the re-election of President Chen Shui-bian in March, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) continues to control the executive branch, it and its allied parties, which together are known as the "pan-greens," have never gained control of the Legislature. The legislators would be elected to four-year terms, one year longer than under the present system. www.gio.gov.tw /taiwan-website/5-gp/election2004/ele_1.html   (253 words)

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