There are SO MANY things wrong with the judiciary in Taiwan. Perhaps the root of the most serious problems lies in the misnomer of Taiwan’s judges and prosecutors being “independent.” In reality, they are judicial czars who are above and beyond the law, possessing the absolute power to interpret, bend, manipulate and subvert the law at will, accountable to no one and without any meaningful oversight or objective evaluation system to ensure they are performing their duties correctly and in line with the rule of law and due process.
To read more about the problems of Taiwan's inept, ineffective and corrupt judiciary, read my post What's Wrong With Justice in Taiwan? on my other blog The 21st Century 'White Terror': Injustice & Human Rights Abuses by Taiwan's Government & Judiciary
You can also read A Follow-Up to “Does Taiwan genuinely respect plurality?, a follow-up to Taiwanese professor Hsia Hsiao-chuan's August 4 editorial “Does Taiwan genuinely respect plurality?” In his editorial, Hsia dispels the notion of many Taiwanese that there is no prejudice or discrimination in Taiwan. Deep-rooted stereotypes and ill-treatment of migrants, expats and other sorts of foreigners in Taiwan abound as in many other parts of the world, albeit usually in more subtle and cleverly cloaked guises.
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