Tai Ji Men dizi are the best embodiment of the true spirit of multiculturalism. Their role should be acknowledged.
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Tai Ji Men and the Two Covenants
Taiwan incorporated the two UN Human Rights Covenants into its domestic law. Yet, they were both consistently violated in the Tai Ji Men case.
Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance as a Multilayered Performative Act
The numerous interpretative layers of Tai Ji Men’s Dragon Dance underscore the cultural-anthropological meanings of enacting the creation and re-creation of the universe.
Taiwan’s Religious Liberty Problems, Tai Ji Men Case Discussed in Kaunas, Lithuania
The final session of the conference “Nation Building and Cultural Diversity in East Asia” at Vytautas Magnus University explored unsolved Taiwanese issues of freedom of religion or belief.
The Road to the United Nations: It All Started with Religion, Bureaucrats, and Taxes
A significant predecessor of the United Nations was the Permanent Court of Arbitration. It was established in a hurry to decide a case about gifts to the Catholic Church that Mexico had decided to tax retroactively.
The Tai Ji Men Case in Taiwan. 2. Legal and Economic Analysis
Legal mistakes not only created injustice but also caused unnecessary costs and unfavorable economic consequences for both Tai Ji Men and Taiwan’s society.
The Tai Ji Men Case in Taiwan. 1. Introduction
Tai Ji Men’s positive contribution to the international image of Taiwan has been highly significant. Yet, it has continued to be harassed through ill-founded tax bills.
“Public Trial by All” for Tai Ji Men. 5. The Root Causes of a Dysfunctional Tax System
In the program of which we publish a transcript, an expert suggested that Taiwan’s tax bureaucracy is dominated by graduates from National Chengchi University’s Department of Public Finance, while law graduates are under-represented.
“Public Trial by All” for Tai Ji Men. 4. Unlawful Tax Collection Is a Crime
In the program of which we publish a transcript, a lawyer explains why what happened in the Tai Ji Men Case falls under Article 129 of Taiwan’s Criminal Code, punishing the crime of unlawful collection.
“Public Trial by All” for Tai Ji Men. 3. Courts Where Taxpayers Never Win
That courts can accept the obviously false argument that Tai Ji Men is a cram school was explained in the program of which we publish a transcript with the systemic pro-government bias of Taiwan’s administrative courts.