Department of Government Ethics

? On May 5th, 2015, the Legislative Yuan passed the third reading of two bills--“Proposal to Enact United Nation Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)” and “Draft of UNCAC Act”. To show its determination to combat corruption and to catch up with global anti-corruption trends, AAC continues to strive for the incorporation of the provisions of UNCAC into Taiwan’s domestic legal systems, in the hope of more effectively fighting and eliminating corruption.

? Considering that if the anti-corruption measures are to succeed, whether the government can bring together different opinions from scholars, representatives, media, and civic groups to reach a consensus is critical, AAC entrusted Angle Publishing Company to hold an “UNCAC” academic seminar on Tuesday, June 23rd, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Lecture Hall, 7F, No.12, Guanqian Rd., Taipei City. Approximately 150 people participated in the discussion of anti-corruption issues. The participants include public officials, judges, lawyers, people from Transparency International Chinese Taipei, and scholars.

? To exchange ideas among professionals from different areas, the seminar invited Lin Chih-chieh, Associate Professor from the Institute of Technology Law, National Chiao Tung University to address the topic “Countering Multinational Corporation Overseas Corruption – by Foreign Corrupt Practices Act” as the main theme. Other guest speakers invited to attend the seminar includes Yang Yun-hua, Professor from National Chengchi University, Hsu Fu-sheng, Professor from Central Police University, Lee Jye-ching, Professor from National Taipei University of Technology, Hsu Heng-da, Associate Professor from National Chengchi University, Lin Ming-chiang, Professor from College of Law, National Taiwan University, Chen Cheng-ken, Associate Professor from National University of Kaohsiung, and etc. The law professors were brought together to evaluate Taiwan’s current legislations using UNCAC as a guide and to discuss about the way to borrow foreign experiences so that Taiwan’s UNCAC Act will be able to get implemented.

? In addition to professionals from the academia, high-ranking officials from the public sector were invited to share their experiences as panelist, including Chen Wen-chi, Director of Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Lin Hsiu-lien, Director of Department of Legal Affairs, MOJ, Hsing Tai-chao, Chief Prosecutor of Hualien Branch of Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, Tsai Chiu-ming, Prosecutor from Taiwan High Prosecutors Office, Chiu Chung-yi, Judge from Taiwan High Court, and Teng Min-chih, the Deputy Minister from Public Construction Commission, Executive Yuan. From a more realistic perspective, the officials were to talk about the practical issues and possible future solutions. Through the dialogue between the academia and the government sector, the seminar is expected to provide the government, the business community, and even ordinary citizens a chance to better understand the content of UNCAC, and further to support integrating the provisions of the “UNCAC Act” into Taiwan’s legal systems. In conclusion, the seminar is expected to arouse social concern over anti-corruption issues and then to help people understand and support the promotion of all kinds of administrative anti-corruption measures.

Link to the original article (in Chinese) http://www-ws.gov.taipei/001/Upload/public/Data/5618183031904.pdf