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This page is a history of the legal regime in Taiwan. == Aboriginal Law (pre-1624) == The earliest majority inhabitants of Taiwan were probably from Southeast Asia and are racially similar to the Malay group who inhabit Malaysia and Indonesia.〔JOHN F. COPPER, Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?, 1-45 2003〕 Other minority groups to inhabit Taiwan during this time were the Han Chinese, Japanese traders, European explorers, missionaries, and other traders. One origin of law of Aboriginal peoples came from a concept of ''chongzu'' 崇祖, or ancestral worship.〔See Wang Tay-Sheng, TAIWAN FALÜSHI GAILUN (Discussion on Taiwanese Legal History ) 19-30 (2001).〕 Ancestral spirits were believed to exist forever and co-exist among the living. It was thought that if you violate customs or taboo, this would possibly result in some sort of catastrophe and would require subsequent prayer to the ancestors to avoid such a catastrophe from happening again.〔 Breaking the law was thought to have the result of multiple levels of trouble for you or your family.〔 Criminal Law at this time took on the philosophy of “an eye for an eye”.〔 Another important aspect was the concept that traditional customs, no matter what the content, were accepted as normal.〔 Most laws and customs were passed by word of mouth. Tribes had a chief that was elected or chosen by bloodline. He was considered the local leader and representative to foreign tribes. Penalties for unlawful acts were separated into non-property related penalties (ex. bodily harm) and property related penalties. Non-property related crimes would result in corporal punishment such as caning. Property related crimes would result in compensation. The leader of the tribe was arbitrator to disputes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of law in Taiwan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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