Experiencing Independent Commissions: Japan v. Taiwan

獨立行政委員會之經驗分享--日本與台灣

獨立委員會是一項新的制度設計,在全球各地,包括亞洲都可以見到此一建置。在某方面來說,獨立委員會的建置展現了政府中立、統治司法化、管制效率或甚至全球經濟的一部分;然而,在另一方面,它也有違反行政一體、三權分立,或甚至過度政治化的傾向。姑且不論理論上爭議,日本和台灣都已經設立獨立委員會,並均已對行政法以及其他領域產生重大影響。國立台灣大學很榮幸能邀請到東京大學的Katsuya Uga教授來分享日本獨立委員會的經驗。為了能促進比較法的對話與發展,我們也邀請了本校的葉俊榮教授來討論台灣獨立委員會的經驗。我們希望這次會議能對於日本和台灣的獨立委員會建置與發展提供一些貢獻,並對於獨立委員會的動能、結構上限制、運作困境與未來的挑戰,提供一些建議。

Independent commissions as a novel institutional design have been spread to the world including parts of Asia. For some, the creation of independent commissions manifests government neutrality, judicialization of governance, regulatory efficiency or even a part of economic globalization that is hard to resist. For others, however, it defies administrative unity, separation of powers, or even politicization that works against its efficient promises. Notwithstanding theoretical contestations, independent commissions have been created in both Japan and Taiwan and have already had a great deal of impacts on administrative laws and even beyond. National Taiwan University College of Law is particularly honored to have Professor Katsuya Uga from University of Tokyo, Japan to share with us the experiences of independent commissions in Japan. In order to forge dialogues and develop comparative views on this important issue, we also invite Professor Jiunn-Rong Yeh to discuss the experiences of independent commissions in Taiwan. It is hoped that this roundtable may shed a light on the up-to-date development of independent commissions in Japan and Taiwan and provide accounts for their driving forces, structural constraints, operational difficulties and future challenges.