Author: yinnching
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Jan. 13, 2026 – Technology Policy – Taiwan’s Xiaohongshu Ban
With Shao-kai, we recently published a freedom of speech analysis of the Xiaohongshu Ban on the Verfassungsblog. In this piece, we argue that the Ban is constitutional problematic. On December 4, 2025, Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior imposed a one-year ban on Xiaohongshu (Rednote), a Chinese social media platform, which has become an important source…
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Nov. 18, 2025 – Update – One Year Vacuum of Constitutional Order in Taiwan
I occasionally share updates and trivia from the court, along with public comments from Taiwanese legal scholars on cases and court business. If you like it, I hope you consider sharing it. *** I recently published an analysis of the Taiwan Constitutional Court on the blog of the International Society of Public Law (ICON•S). In…
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Jul. 30, 2025 – Update – Taiwan Constitutional Court
I occasionally share updates and trivia from the court, along with public comments from Taiwanese legal scholars on cases and court business. If you like it, I hope you consider sharing it. I stopped updating for almost half a year—not only because of my terrible time management, but also because the TCC is officially dysfunctional…
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Feb. 10, 2025 – Weekly Update – Taiwan Constitutional Court
Every Monday, I will share the weekly updates and trivia from the court, along with public comments from Taiwanese legal scholars on cases and court business. If you like it, I hope you consider sharing it. This week’s news includes President Lai Ching-te exercising his mediation power on February 10, 2025, and a 3-justice chamber…
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Jan. 27, 2025 – Weekly Update – Taiwan Constitutional Court
Every Monday, I will share the weekly updates and trivia from the court, along with public comments from Taiwanese legal scholars on cases and court business. If you like it, I hope you consider sharing it. This week’s news includes the fate of the constitutional procedural act, a whole-court dismissal, and a memorial to the…
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Jan. 20, 2025 – Weekly Update – Taiwan Constitutional Court
This is a new series of blog posts updating the weekly activities of the Taiwan Constitutional Court. Every Monday, I will share the weekly updates and trivia from the court, along with public comments from Taiwanese legal scholars on cases and court business. If you like it, I hope you consider sharing it. *** Background…
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Bringing the court curbing to the Taiwan Constitutional Court
Recently, the Taiwan Constitutional Court has been facing the threat of court curbing from the majority of congressmen in the Legislative Yuan (LY), composed of the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP). Specifically, they aim to require the court, when hearing cases en banc, to have 15 justices and to enhance the voting…
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Taiwan Human Right Hub is Published!
Human rights in Taiwan have long been a global academic focus due to their robust and innovative approach. However, the lack of English literature has created a language barrier, preventing the world from gaining a deeper understanding.To bridge this gap, the Taiwan Human Rights Hub presents the development of human rights in Taiwan through 11…
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Hello world!
As far as I know, very few Taiwanese legal scholars use blogs to present their ideas and research (Professor Marx Chen at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, is the only exception. I am a long-term reader and big fan of his blog). In contrast, US legal scholars still rely on blogs…