More Obstacles: 'Dinosaurs', Corruption and Taiwan's Weak Judicial Reform

  Even for the average Taiwanese, seeking redress through Taiwan's courts is a very daunting experience. For foreigners, it is all but "mission impossible" to achieve justice whether the plaintiff or defendant.

  In addition to the obstacles I've already pointed out in my own particular case, the inadequate state of Taiwan's judiciary due to a plethora of what are referred to locally as "dinosaur" judges, corruption from the top court down, and long-running procrastination on and stymieing of judicial reform are also serious impediments to justice here.

  Here is sampling of what the local press has been reporting in recent months about the Taiwan government's half-hearted and ineffective attempts at judicial reform:

Draft judges' law is still a 'dinosaur
Draft for anti-corruption bureau fails, for now
Justice system mustn't isolate itself: Ma
Ma offers support for judicial reform
Ma realizes importance of judicial reform