Judicial Yuan orders adultery interpretationBy Chen Wei-tzu and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerSenior judges yesterday met to discuss the constitutionality of a law that makes adultery a criminal offense, before being ordered by Judicial Yuan President Hsu Tzong-li (許宗力) to set a date for a constitutional interpretation within the next month. The judges met to discuss Article 239 of the Criminal Code on offenses against marriage and family, after 18 judges had called for a constitutional interpretation of the issue. The Council of Grand Justices hears arguments on whether the nation’s law on adultery is unconstitutional in Taipei yesterday. “Decriminalizing adultery does not mean encouraging people to have affairs, but you cannot deal with the pain and suffering caused by adultery by using the criminal justice system,” he said. There are already sufficient laws to protect the interests of married couples and adultery should be decriminalized, Pong said.

Source: Taipei Times March 31, 2020 16:00 UTC