But it becomes a magic sword when election time rolls around. All in all, everyone wants to use the justice system but everyone is also deeply suspicious about it. This kind of deplorable attitude is common among politicians. This attitude is now accompanying us into a new millennium and and a new society supposedly ruled by law. Judicial independence means the judiciary is not swayed by changing factors like time, status and power.
Judicial independence stands outside the waves and storms of power struggles.
Political correctness only applies to politicians, not the judiciary. Sue Wang is the chief executive of the Judicial Reform Foundation. This story has been viewed 390 times. The Taipei Times. All rights reserved.