| 英文摘要 |
Civil Procedure Rules in Taiwan have been undergoing mandatory reforms for more than 20 years since 2000. The issue of how to construct the second instance, which is in the middle of the pyramidal litigation structure, towards a restrictive continuous hearing system which can further make the first instance become the center of the trial of facts and the trail in the third instance a discretionary review, is relevant to the protection of the right to litigation and the stable development of the judicial system. In order to shed light on the structure of the future second instance trail, this article will review on the reforms adopted in the draft of the amendment to the Civil Procedure Rules of 2020, which includes mandatory presentation of the grounds for appeal, preclusion in preparatory proceeding by exchange of pleadings, restrain on amendment and supplement of pleadings and counterclaims, and limitation on presenting new means of attack and defense. |
