The Control Yuan and Human Rights in Taiwan: Towards the Development of a National Human Rights Institution?

Ernest Caldwell ()
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Ernest Caldwell: University of London

Chapter Chapter 10 in Taiwan and International Human Rights, 2019, pp 155-172 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter contributes to the growing literature on international human rights and National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in Taiwan. Despite decades of debate, Taiwan has never established a NHRI that complies with international human rights norms. At present, Taiwan is confronted with three viable options: the creation of an independent NHRI, the creation of a national commission under the Office of the President, or the reform of the Control Yuan into a NHRI. In this chapter, I focus on the latter option: the use of the Control Yuan as a NHRI. Specifically, I consider the historical relationship of the Control Yuan to human rights in Taiwan, and further consider the socio-legal as well as constitutional, implications of reforming this branch of government into a NHRI that complies with international human rights norms.

Keywords: Control yuan; National human rights institution; Martial law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0350-0_10

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