Grand Justices decriminalize adulteryDETERRENT DEBATE: Lawyers were divided over whether the rules that were cut helped protect families, while one justice disapproved of Interpretation No. Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li, center, who also chairs the Council of Grand Justices, announces Constitutional Interpretation No. Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei TimesThe interpretation was issued after 18 judges and a man convicted of adultery this year asked the Council of Grand Justices to overturn Interpretation No. The processes would begin immediately to amend the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, officials said. Lawyer Huang Lu-fang (黃祿芳) said that the Criminal Code article has limited deterrent effect and abolishing the laws would not affect families.

Source: Taipei Times May 29, 2020 15:56 UTC