The Constitutional Court has failed to overturn Taiwan’s use of the death penalty. The country's 37 death row inmates had ...

“The court emphasized that because the death penalty is the most severe punishment and irreversible in nature, its ...

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the death penalty should be applied only to the most grievous offenses, a ...

Taiwan is retaining the death penalty, but the top court has imposed restrictions on its implementation. Taiwan has carried out 35 executions since a moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in ...

A Taiwan court decided on Friday to retain capital punishment, but ruled its application should be "limited to special and ...

Taiwan’s Constitutional Court was hearing petitions filed by roughly three dozen prisoners on death row who argued that the ...

Taiwan's Constitutional Court issued a ruling on Friday upholding the legality of the death penalty, which is still imposed ...

The ruling reflects a compromise between international pressure for abolition and domestic support for harsh punishment to ...

It will be a key test of its reputation as one of the most progressive societies in Asia.  Read more at straitstimes.com.

An unconstitutional ruling, effective immediately upon its issuance, corresponds to abolishing the death penalty. As there is ...

Ahead of a court ruling scheduled for Friday on whether capital punishment is constitutional, a new poll finds that 80% of ...