John Eastwood is a partner at the Taipei office of the law firm Eiger. I spoke with John previously in episode 195 about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years that he’s resided in Taiwan. In this second half of our interview, John and I spoke about other issues and areas in need of legal reform in Taiwan.

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 Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

• Legal reforms that John has seen happen in Taiwan

• Issues that are in need of legal reform

• The Anti-banditry Act (aka The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry)

• The case of a man who decapitated a child in Taiwan

• What does it mean to be not guilty by reason of insanity

• The need for increased awareness and understanding of mental health and mental illness when it comes to making judgments on criminal cases

• Cases of elder abuse fraud in Taiwan and conservatorship

• How John’s firm has helped to safeguard their elderly clients’ assets

• How elder fraud is not just an “old person’s” issue but also a “young person’s” issue

• How difficult it is to undo things once fraud had been committed

Related Links:

MOJ says `bandit law’ to be axed (an article from Taipei Times about The Act for the Control and Punishment of Banditry): https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/1999/12/22/0000016074

Man decapitates girl in front of mother (an article from the Taipei Times): https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/03/29/2003642675

KMT (Kuomintang): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang

Han Kuo-yu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Kuo-yu

DPP (Democratic Progressive Party): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party

https://www.dpp.org.tw/en/about

New Power Party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Power_Party

Lost Episodes | John Eastwood (Episode 194): https://talkingtaiwan.com/ep-194-lost-episodes-john-eastwood/

John Eastwood: Talks About the Legal Changes in Taiwan Over the Past 20 Years (Episode 195): https://talkingtaiwan.com/john-eastwood-talks-about-the-legal-changes-in-taiwan-over-the-past-20-years-ep-195/

LISTEN to Episode 203: John Eastwood: Discusses Areas in Need of Legal Reform in Taiwan HERE

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