Civic groups back top court’s decision‘BACK ON TRACK’: The court’s decision was important in reaffirming the separation of powers between the legislature and the executive, the groups’ statement saidBy Lin Hsin-han / Staff reporterMore than 20 civic groups, 160 academics and 130 lawyers yesterday issued a joint statement supporting the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday that amendments to the Constitutional Court Procedure Act (憲法訴訟法) passed last year were unconstitutional, saying it was the first step to restoring the nation’s constitutional democracy. A plaque for the Constitutional Court is pictured on its building in Taipei on Friday last week. Three justices from the eight-member court dissented and were not counted toward the total number of justices presiding over the case. The civic groups in the statement said that the first Constitutional Court judgement made this year has brought the court back to life, ending 328 days of paralysis since the amendments were passed. It draws a clear line between judicial and legislative powers, ensuring that the Legislative Yuan could not paralyze the Constitutional Court again, it said.

Source: Taipei Times December 21, 2025 17:15 UTC