The Law and Justice

Abstract

Aclash in cultural values is evident with respect to concepts surrounding the function and application of the law in Taiwan. Some part of the blues’ sense that the greens are immoral and willing to go to any lengths to gain power is derived from this deep understanding that legalistic behavior does not reflect a moral way of dealing with people, or even a moral way of ruling a country. This chapter explores the ways in which the conflict between the blues and the greens is a conflict between a more traditional Chinese way of thinking and understanding human relations in which some people are above the law, and a more Westernized one in which no person is above the law.

The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.

Lao-tzu