The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office (THPO; ) is located in
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...
. The territorial jurisdiction covers the jurisdictions of
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
,
Shilin,
New Taipei,
Taoyuan,
Hsinchu,
Keelung
Keelung () or Jilong () (; Hokkien POJ: '), officially known as Keelung City, is a major port city situated in the northeastern part of Taiwan. The city is a part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, along with its neighbors, New Taipe ...
and
Yilan District Prosecutors Offices. It has branch offices in Taipei, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien and Taichung. It is one of the two high prosecutors offices in
Taiwan (the Republic of China).
The prosecutorial system runs parallel to its court system. As such, the jurisdiction of the THPO and its branch offices covers only
Taiwan and its islands. Kinmen, Wuchiu and Matsu fall under the jurisdiction of the Kinmen Branch of the Fukien High Prosecutors Office. At whatever level, the prosecutors work under the unitary command of the Prosecutor-General of the Supreme Prosecutors Office.
General
According to the Law Governing Organization of Courts, prosecutors’ offices form part of the court at the same level of trial: the Supreme Court has a prosecutors’ office with a number of prosecutors, of whom one is appointed as Prosecutor-General; each of the other High Courts or District Courts have its own prosecutors’ office with a number of prosecutors, of whom one is appointed as the chief prosecutor.
[''See'' Shilin District Court Website, ''A Brief Introduction to the Prosecutorial System of the Republic of China'', https://www.slc.moj.gov.tw/293754/293755/293757/362035/post, last visited Sept. 17, 2020.] The Law Governing Organization of Courts and the Statute Governing Judicial Personnel Administration also state that the qualifications of prosecutors are identical to that of judges. Both of them possess the status of judicial officials. Prosecutors are appointed from those persons who have passed the Examination of Judicial Officials, complete the Training Course for Judicial Officials and possess distinguished records after a term of practice.
Territorial Jurisdiction
The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office in Taipei:
Taipei, Shilin, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Keelung, and Yilan District Prosecutors Office
The Branches:
(1) Taichung Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
Taiwan Miaoli, Taichung, Changhua and Nantou District Prosecutors Offices
(2) Tainan Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
Taiwan Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan District Prosecutors Offices
(3) Kaohsiung Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
Taiwan Kaohsiung, Pingtung, Penghu District Prosecutors Offices
(4) Hualien Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutors Office
Taiwan Hualien, Taitung District Prosecutors Offices
Functions
1. Review of non-prosecution decisions
2. Trial attendance
3. Review of criminal judgments
4. Enforcement of criminal judgments of last resort
5. Review of post-mortem forensic examination cases
6. A Platform for prosecutorial interaction
7. Assistance in prisoner rehabilitation and victim protection affairs
8. Public service
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
Six Codes (六法) refers to the six main legal codes that make up the main body of law in Japan, South Korea, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Sometimes, the term is also used to describe the six major areas of law. Furthermore, it may refer t ...
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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
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High Court (Taiwan)
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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)
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Supreme Prosecutors Office
The Supreme Prosecutors Office () is the highest prosecution authority in the Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan.
Organizational structure
* Statistics Office
* Accounting Office
* Civil Service Ethics Office
* Personnel Office
* Inform ...
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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 ...
References
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External links
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