| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 107 === “Transitional justice” refers to the act of dealing with oppression and legacy of former authoritarian rule, in order to re-establish accountability, restore justice and seek reconciliation after the transition from an authoritarian regime to a democratic one. Transitional justice mainly includes investigation of perpetrators, compensation of victims, and truth recovery. In the early stage of democratic transition in Taiwan, the 228 Incident shortly after the post-war period with the subsequent White Terror were the major concerns to historical trauma rehabilitation movement. However, the gradual and moderate democratization process also had an impact on transitional justice in Taiwan.
Combining the experiences of Taiwan's “democratization process” and “transitional justice”, this thesis discusses about the impact of democratization process on transitional justice. Also, examines the historical background of Taiwan's transitional justice, reviews transitional justice discussion and practice by successive elected presidents. Moreover, this thesis overviews feedbacks of the affirmatives and opponents in related events of transitional justice in Taiwan.
The Kuomintang (KMT) is subject to the identity of being the major ruling party during the past authoritarian policy, it has limitations in the scope of transitional justice practice, and has never been held accountable for the perpetrators. In contrast, The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has continued its ideals since its founding and has been more comprehensive in the work for transitional justice. Also, it has advanced along the axis of the “dual transitions” of both democratic system and state subject. In 2016, the DPP won the election and became the third alternation party in Taiwan, it was a new opportunity for dealing Taiwan’s transitional justice. Thinking about the challenges of transitional justice is an indispensable issue for the future of “reconciliation” in Taiwan.
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