Legislative Yuan Observation Delegation of the Alliance for Civilian Monitoring of Grand Justice Candidates

Regarding the Legislative Yuan's qualification review process today (the 8th) for the qualification review of the nominees for Grand Justices concurrently serving as President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan, the "Legislative Yuan Observation Delegation of the Alliance for Civilian Monitoring of Grand Justice Candidates" has the following perceptions regarding the performance of legislators from various political parties:

1. Overall, when most members posed questions, they were very rational and polite. Instances of cursing, humiliation, and personal attacks were rare, and most observers gave above-average ratings to the legislators' questioning attitudes. Among the overall performance of various party caucuses, the Democratic Progressive Party performed best, followed by the Kuomintang, then the People First Party, while the Taiwan Solidarity Union had the least ideal performance. Analysis shows that the reason for the generally low evaluations of the People First Party and the Taiwan Solidarity Union lies in the excessively political implications and intense ideology of their questions.
2. Overall, there were still instances where members deviated from the topic during interpellation (for example, TSU legislator Ch'en Chien-ming asked the Grand Justice nominees what a flash mob is and who Jay Chou is). This not only violates the spirit of professional review but also wastes precious questioning and answering time, which is regrettable.
3. Looking at the two dimensions of political implications and ideology, the performance of individual members varied greatly. For example, KMT legislator Li Chia-chin and PFP legislator Li Hung-chun were unanimously considered by observers to have "very strong political implications" and "very strong ideology" on both indicators; non-partisan legislator Su Ying-kuei, DPP legislator Ch'u Tai-san, and KMT legislator Kao Yu-jen were considered to have the least political implications and ideology on these two indicators.
4. Judging by the individual performance of legislators from various parties, three members—Ch'u Tai-san (DPP), Kao Yu-jen (KMT), and Yang Fu-mei (PFP)—received higher scores from observers for the standard and content of their questions. Conversely, TSU legislator Ch'en Chien-ming was evaluated by the observation delegation as engaging in excessive grandstanding; DPP legislator Hou Shui-sheng, KMT legislator Hsu Shu-po, and PFP legislator Fu K'un-chi caused members of the observation delegation to shake their heads repeatedly because their questioning content was too hollow and incomprehensible.
5. Finally, the Legislative Yuan Observation Delegation of the Alliance for Civilian Monitoring of Grand Justice Candidates expects legislators to keep their questions as brief as possible during future review sessions, allowing Grand Justice nominees more time to answer, thereby giving all sectors of society a better opportunity to understand their human rights philosophies and constitutional perceptions.

Members of the Legislative Yuan Observation Delegation

Professor Ku Chung-hua, Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Cheng-she
Professor Hung Yu-hung, Cheng-she
Attorney Cheng Wen-lung, Taiwan Association for Human Rights
Attorney Chang Shih-hsing, Taiwan Bar Association
Attorney Kao Yung-ch'eng, Taiwan Bar Association
Attorney Lai Fang-yu, Judicial Reform Foundation
Attorney Lin Ching-p'ing, Judicial Reform Foundation
Director Tien Ting-fang, Awakening Foundation
 
This observation delegation will likewise conduct observations tomorrow (September 9) in Room 10 of the Legislative Yuan.

Press Contacts

Alliance Spokesperson Attorney Lin Ching-p'ing; Lin Tai-ling