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題名 Taiwan`s Referendum Act and the Stability of the Status Quo
作者 Lin, Jih-Wen
關鍵詞 Referendum Act;initiative and reconsideration;defensive referendum;plebiscite;2004 presidential election;cross-Strait relations;Taiwan`s democratization
日期 2004-06
上傳時間 24-Oct-2016 14:07:18 (UTC+8)
摘要 The international community has watched Taiwan`s first referendum, held on March 20, 2004, with great concern, for fear that it would destabilize the relations across the Taiwan Strait Less attention, however, has been given to the legal basis of this referendum. This article offers a thorough analysis of Taiwan`s Referendum Act and discusses its effects on the status quo which is defined as the situation before any referendum is held. The article distinguishes among various types of referendum institutions, and demonstrates that many articles in the Act actually add more veto-playing forces to the existing political system and thus raises the cost for the status quo to be changed. These impacts on the status quo are diminished, however, by the high passage threshold. Based on this analysis, a concluding section projects the possible ways in which the Act can be revised.
關聯 Issues & Studies,40(2),119-153
資料類型 article
dc.creator (作者) Lin, Jih-Wen
dc.date (日期) 2004-06
dc.date.accessioned 24-Oct-2016 14:07:18 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 24-Oct-2016 14:07:18 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 24-Oct-2016 14:07:18 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/103156-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) The international community has watched Taiwan`s first referendum, held on March 20, 2004, with great concern, for fear that it would destabilize the relations across the Taiwan Strait Less attention, however, has been given to the legal basis of this referendum. This article offers a thorough analysis of Taiwan`s Referendum Act and discusses its effects on the status quo which is defined as the situation before any referendum is held. The article distinguishes among various types of referendum institutions, and demonstrates that many articles in the Act actually add more veto-playing forces to the existing political system and thus raises the cost for the status quo to be changed. These impacts on the status quo are diminished, however, by the high passage threshold. Based on this analysis, a concluding section projects the possible ways in which the Act can be revised.
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dc.relation (關聯) Issues & Studies,40(2),119-153
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Referendum Act;initiative and reconsideration;defensive referendum;plebiscite;2004 presidential election;cross-Strait relations;Taiwan`s democratization
dc.title (題名) Taiwan`s Referendum Act and the Stability of the Status Quo
dc.type (資料類型) article