Grand Justice Nominees' Responses to the Nine Questions from the Alliance for Monitoring Grand Justice Nominees

On September 1, President Tsai Ing-wen officially nominated Professor Hsü Tsung-li, Judge Tsai Chiung-tun, Professor Hsü Chih-hsiung, Judge Chang Chiung-wen, Attorney Huang Jui-ming, Professor Chan Sen-lin, and Professor Huang Chao-yüan as Justices of the Judicial Yuan. Professor Hsü Tsung-li was also nominated as President of the Judicial Yuan, and Judge Tsai Chiung-tun as Vice President.

Following the confirmation of the nominees, the Alliance for Monitoring Grand Justice Nominees immediately formed an evaluation committee to review the seven nominees. During the meeting, the evaluation committee drafted nine questions in the hope of understanding the nominees' concerns regarding constitutional rights through their responses.

The nine questions are as follows:

1. What perspectives on social, economic, or political issues are demonstrated in your writings or judgments? Please explain your suitability as a Grand Justice based on these.
2. Do you agree that individuals should be able to file constitutional complaints to request constitutional interpretation regarding judgments rendered by courts? Do you also agree that judges should be able to request interpretations regarding precedents or resolutions?
3. What are your views on methods of constitutional interpretation and judicial review, such as the application of comparative law, the binding force of international conventions, and historical and social reflections?
4. What ideas do you have for changing the current Grand Justice constitutional interpretation system? How do you think the efficiency of constitutional interpretation can be improved? Compared to past Grand Justices, what special personal style will you bring?
5. Do you support the abolition of the death penalty? Is the death penalty unconstitutional? If the death penalty is to be abolished, what complementary measures do you think should be implemented?
6. What are your views on the conflict between gender equality and traditional culture (e.g., Judicial Yuan Interpretation No. 728), the protection of sexual orientation rights (such as same-sex marriage), and the decriminalization of adultery?
7. Article 30 of the Indigenous Peoples有沒有 Basic Act recognizes the respective customary norms of indigenous peoples and establishes legal pluralism. How do you think this article can be implemented in constitutional interpretation? If these norms conflict with individual rights and interests, how should they be reconciled? Please illustrate with appropriate examples.
8. In the experiences of various countries in dealing with transitional justice, the issue of protecting so-called "vested rights" frequently arises. From the perspective of a constitutional interpreter, how do you think the property rights of bona fide third parties should be protected?
9. Please share the setbacks, regrets, and struggles you have encountered in the course of your legal career. What kind of public character have you established in the past, and why is it sufficient to qualify you for the work of a Grand Justice?

To date, the secretariat has successively received responses from nominees Hsü Tsung-li, Tsai Chiung-tun, Hsü Chih-hsiung, Huang Jui-ming, and Chan Sen-lin. The contents of each nominee's response are attached via the links for public review.

Nominee	Response Status	Link
Hsü Tsung-li	Responded	Web Reading | PDF Download
Tsai Chiung-tun	Responded	Web Reading | PDF Download
Hsü Chih-hsiung	Responded	Web Reading | PDF Download
Chang Chiung-wen	Responded 10/12	Web Reading | PDF Download
Huang Jui-ming	Responded	Web Reading | PDF Download
Chan Sen-lin	Responded	Web Reading | PDF Download
Huang Chao-yüan	Not yet responded	Web Reading | PDF Download