Taiwan Constitutional Court Annual Academic Conference 2023

Introduction

The Taiwan Constitutional Court Annual Academic Conference 2023 will be held under the theme of “Contemporary Challenges of Constitutionalism”. This year’s conference consists of four sessions, each chaired by a Justice of the Constitutional Court. Speakers this year include Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, The Hon. Dame Susan Glazebrook; former President of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania, Prof. Dr. Dainius Žalimas; former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea, Mr. Ilwon Kang; and Lord President of the Court of Session of Scotland, The Right Honourable Lord Carloway, PC FRSE. Each session also invites discussants from academia and experienced law practitioners. The Taiwan Constitutional Court hopes that the whole-day conference may facilitate dialogues between scholars and practitioners of constitutional justice.

Agenda

09:00~09:25	Registration
09:25~09:30	Preparation
09:30~09:45	Opening Ceremony Speech by Chief Justice & President of the Judicial Yuan, Dr. Tzong-Li HSU
First Session 09:45~11:00	hosted by Justice Horng-Shya HUANG Topic: The Challenge and Possibility of Common Law Constitutionalism Speaker: The Hon. Dame Susan Glazebrook, Justice of the Supreme Court of New Zealand & Immediate Past President (ex officio) of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Discussants: 1.Professor Wen-Chen CHANG, College of Law, National Taiwan University 2.Research Professor Oran Doyle, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica
11:00~11:15 Coffee Break
Second Session 11:15~12:30	hoseted by Justice Chen-Huan WU Topic: Contemporary Challenges to the Independence of the Judiciary: Lithuanian Perspective Speaker: Professor Dr. Dainius Žalimas, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Vytautas Magnus University & Former President of the Constitutional Court of Lithuania Discussants: 1.Professor Jiunn-Rong YEH, College of Law, National Taiwan University 2.Research Professor Yen-Tu SU, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica
12:30~14:00 Lunch Break
Third Session 14:00~15:15	hosted by Justice Ming-Cheng TSAI Topic: Constitutionalism in Korea: Past, Present and Future Speaker: Mr. Ilwon Kang, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea Discussants: 1.Professor Ching-Yi LIU, Graduate Institute of National Development, National Taiwan University 2.Research Professor Chien-Chih LIN, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica
15:15~15:30 Coffee Break
Fourth Session 15:30~16:45	hosted by Justice Jiun-Yi LIN Topic: Balancing the rights of victims and the public interest with the accused’s right to a fair trial Speaker: The Right Hon. Lord Carloway, Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General of Scotland Discussant: 1.Judge Su-E SU, Supreme Court of Taiwan 2.Professor Chao-Chun LIN, National Taipei University Department of Law
16:45~17:00	Closing Ceremony Speech by Justice & Vice President of the Judicial Yuan, Dr. Jeong-Duen TSAI

Sessions

First Session Second Session Third Session Fourth Session

First SessionThe Challenge and Possibility of Common Law Constitutionalism

▍ 9:45-9:50 Opening Remark by the Chair, Justice Horng-Shya
HUANG
▍ 9:50-10:30 Speech (40 minutes)
Speaker: The Hon. Dame Susan Glazebrook, Justice of the
SupremeCourt of New Zealand & Immediate Past
President (ex officio) of the International
Association of WomenJudges (IAWJ)
▍ 10:30-10:50 Discussion
Discussants (each for 10 minutes):
1.Professor Wen-Chen CHANG, College of Law, National
Taiwan University
2.Research Professor Oran Doyle, Institutum Iurisprudentiae,
Academia Sinica
▍ 10:50-11:00 Q&A Session（10minutes）

Second SessionContemporary Challenges to the Independence of the Judiciary: Lithuanian Perspective

▍ 11:15-11:20 Opening Remark by the Chair, Justice Chen-Huan WU
▍ 11:20-12:00 Speech (40 minutes)
Speaker: Professor Dr. Dainius Žalimas, Dean of the Faculty of
Law, Vytautas Magnus University
▍ 12:00-12:20 Discussion
Discussants (each 10 minutes):
1.Professor Jiunn-Rong YEH, College of Law, National Taiwan
University
2.Research Professor Yen-Tu SU, Institutum Iurisprudentiae,
Academia Sinica
▍ 12:20-12:30 Q&A Session（10minutes）

Third Session Constitutionalism in Korea: Past, Present and Future

▍ 14:00-14:05 Opening Remark by the Chair, Justice Ming-Cheng
TSAI
▍ 14:05-14:45 Speech (40 minutes)
Speaker: Mr. Ilwon Kang, Former Justice of the Constitutional
Court of Korea
▍ 14:45-15:05 Discussion
Discussants (each for 10 minutes):
1.Professor Ching-Yi LIU, Graduate Institute of National
Development, National Taiwan University
2.Research Professor Chien-Chih LIN, Institutum Iurisprudentiae,
Academia Sinica
▍ 15:05-15:15 Q&A Session（10minutes）

Fourth Session Balancing the rights of victims and the public interest with the accused’s right to a fair trial

▍ 15:30-15:35 Opening Remark by the Chair, Justice Jiun-Yi LIN
▍ 15:35-16:15 Speech (40 minutes)
Speaker: The Right Hon. Lord Carloway, Lord President of the
Court of Session and Lord Justice General of Scotland
▍ 16:15-16:35 Discussion
Discussants (each 10 minutes):
1.Judge Su-E SU, Supreme Court of Taiwan
2.Professor Chao-Chun LIN, National Taipei University
Department of Law
▍ 16:35-16:45 Q&A Session（10minutes）