The Supreme Prosecutors Office () is the highest
prosecution
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authority in the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.
Organizational structure
* Statistics Office
* Accounting Office
* Civil Service Ethics Office
* Personnel Office
* Information Management Office
Prosecutor General
The Prosecutor General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office is the highest ranking member of the prosecution system. The position is appointed by the
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, and must be confirmed by the
Legislative Yuan
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. The position carries a term limit of four years, and the appointee cannot serve consecutive terms. Notably, the prosecutor general has the exclusive authority to file
extraordinary appeals.
List of prosecutor generals
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Huang Shih-ming (- April 2014)
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Yen Da-ho (April 2014 - May 2018)
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Chiang Hui-min (May 2018 - May 2022)
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Xing Tai-Zhao (May 2022 -)
Transportation
The office is accessible within walking distance South of
Ximen Station
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of the
Taipei Metro
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.
See also
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History of law in Taiwan
This page is a history of the legal regime in Taiwan.
Aboriginal Law (pre-1624)
The earliest majority inhabitants of Taiwan were probably from Southeast Asia and are racially similar to the Malay group who inhabit Malaysia and Indonesia. Other ...
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Law of Taiwan
The law of the Republic of China as applied in Free area of the Republic of China, Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is based on civil law (legal system), civil law with its origins in the modern Japanese law, Japanese and German law, German legal ...
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Six Codes
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Constitution of the Republic of China
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Judicial Yuan
The Judicial Yuan () is the judicial branch of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan.''See'' Constitution arts. 77-82, ''available at'' ''See'' Additional Articles of the Constitution art. 5, ''available at'' It runs a Constitution ...
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Supreme Court of the Republic of China
The Supreme Court of the Republic of China () is the court of last resort in the Republic of China (Taiwan), except matters regarding interpretation of the Constitution and unifying the interpretation of laws and orders which are decided by the ...
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High Court (Taiwan)
The high courts () are the intermediate appellate courts under the law of Taiwan. The modern court system of Taiwan was founded in 1896, under the Japanese era. Currently there are six high courts and branches in Taiwan.
History
In 1896, the Hig ...
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District Courts (Taiwan)
The district courts () are the ordinary trial courts of general jurisdiction under the law of Taiwan. Currently there are 22 district courts under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
History
District courts (, ''chihō-hōin'') ...
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Ministry of Justice (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Justice (MOJ, ) is a ministerial level governmental body of the Republic of China (Taiwan), responsible for carrying out various judicial functions.
History
Taiwan's first Justice Ministry was created in 1895 under Japan's Mi ...
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Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office (THPO; ) is located in Taipei, Taiwan. The territorial jurisdiction covers the jurisdictions of Taipei, Shilin District, Shilin, New Taipei, Taoyuan City, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Keelung and Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan ...
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List of law schools in Taiwan
In Taiwan, law can be studied in an undergraduate program resulting in a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) or a postgraduate degree resulting in a Masters of Law (LL.M.). Some LL.M. programs in Taiwan are offered to students with or without a legal backgroun ...
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Director of Public Prosecutions
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Supreme People's Procuratorate
The Supreme People's Procuratorate () is the highest national agency responsible for legal prosecution and investigation in the People's Republic of China. Conceived initially in 1949 as the Supreme People's Prosecutor's Office, the agency was r ...
References
External links
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1928 establishments in China
Government agencies established in 1928
Law enforcement agencies of Taiwan
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