Judicial Yuan

The Judicial Yuan is the judicial branch of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan.Its Justices of the Constitutional Court, with 15 members, is charged with interpreting the Constitution. The President and Vice President of the Judicial Yuan are chosen from among the Justices by the President. Eight of the grand justices, including the president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan, serve four-year terms, and the remaining justices serve eight-year terms.The Judicial Yuan also supervises the Supreme Court, the high courts, the district courts, the Administrative Court, and the Commission on the Disciplinary Sanctions of Public Functionaries.According to Articles 77 and 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of China, Article 5 of the Additional Articles of the Constitution, Articles 30, 43, and 75 of the Local Government Systems Act, the major functions of the Judicial Yuan are as follows:

To interpret the Constitution and to unify the interpretation of laws and orders;