On May 2, 2024, the Judicial Yuan and the Taiwan Constitutional Court (TCC) welcomed the visit of Prof. Dr. Danny Pieters, Judge of the Belgian Constitutional Court (accompanied by National Taiwan University College of Law Professor Nai-Yi SUN). On behalf of the Judicial Yuan and the TCC, the President of the Judicial Yuan & Chief Justice Tzong-Li HSU expressed sincere welcome to Judge Pieters upon their meeting. Their meeting was accompanied by Vice President Justice Jeong-Duen TSAI, Justice Jui-Ming HUANG, Justice Sheng-Lin JAN, Justice Ming-Yan SHIEH, Justice Chung-Wu CHEN, Justice Po-Hsiang YU, Director-General Hao-Ching Yang of the TCC, and Assistant Research Fellow Dr. iur. Yung-Djong SHAW of the Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica (translator of this event).

During his visit, Judge Pieters delivered a speech under the title “The Belgian Constitutional Court, its functioning and challenges.” His speech first gave an overview of Belgium’s political reality from the perspective of historical developments and cultural/linguistic communities. He further introduced the Belgian Constitutional Court’s composition and competences, accompanied by an introduction to the different types of constitutional reviews. Judge Pieters concluded his speech by illuminating the Belgian Constitutional Court’s work and challenges, including its relation with other higher jurisdictions (both national and European), the need for German translation, and issues of limited judges and law clerks.

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From left to right: Justice Po-Hsiang YU, Justice Chung-Wu CHEN, Prof. Nai-Yi SUN, Prof. Dr. Danny Pieters, President & Chief Justice Tzong-Li HSU, Vice President Justice Jeong-Duen TSAI, Justice Jui-Ming HUANG, Justice Sheng-Lin JAN, Justice Ming-Yan SHIEH, and Assistant Research Fellow Dr. iur. Yung-Djong SHAW.

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The visit of Prof. Dr. Danny Pieters, Judge of the Belgian Constitutional Court

• Release Date : 2024-09-25
• Update : 2024-09-25