2017/04/10

National Taiwan University Law Review March 2017 Volume 12, Number 1

National Taiwan University Law Review  March 2017 Volume 12, Number 1

Functions of Directors’ and Officers’ (D&O) Liability Insurance and Litigation Risk: An Empirical Legal Study of Taiwan

Author: Chun-Yuan Chen

In this article, Chun-Yuan Chen empirically analyzes the functions of directors’ and officers’ (D&O) liability insurance in corporate governance in Taiwan. He also reexamines the fundamental issue on the litigation risk of directors and officers, and argues and concludes that D&O insurance should not be compulsory and legally capped in Taiwan.

 

The Role of Governance in Bilateral and National Climate Change Financial Mechanisms

Author: Wen-Chen Shih

In this article, for the design of national Climate Change Financial Mechanisms’ (CCFMs) governance structure, Wen-Chen Shih points out what lessons can be learned from applying these guiding principles, and whether these guiding principles are playing an equally important role in the governance of national CCFMs. Finally yet importantly, Shih clams that many national CCFMs rely partially on bilateral CCFMs. Therefore, in analyzing the role of governance in national CCFMs by shih, governance in bilateral CCFMs will also be examined for its implications on national CCFMs.

 

Towards Religious Institutionalism? The Future of the Regulation of Religious Institutions in Taiwan

Author: Rung-Guang Lin

In this article, Rung-Guang Lin analyzes a newly emerging approach to the autonomy of religious institutions in Taiwan’s constitutional jurisprudence. In the ROC Constitution, this view is in contrast to an underlying assumption in the Court’s previous jurisprudence on freedom of religion, namely, that the norms and activities of religious groups are presumptively subject to the authority of state law.

 

The Legal Status of Pre-Contractual Liability: Contrasting Responses from German and English Law

Author: Xiao-Yang Li

In this article, Xiao-Yang Li indicates that in devising the pre-contractual liability, the legislators of China confront a long-running controversy in Chinese Law- the legal status of pre-contractual liability. The comparative study of this thesis builds a picture of the contrasting responses provided by German and English Law to the questions faced by Chinese legislators. This article at the end offers a proposal to the codification of the Chinese Civil Code.

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