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II. CITATION GUIDE
There is no uniform code of citation in Taiwan. The following represents an English
transliteration of citation forms commonly used in textbooks and scholarly works.
0.1 A Note on Transliteration
In Taiwan several Romanization systems are used concurrently by different levels of government,
and within some levels of government, different systems are used for different purposes. This
Guide primarily uses the traditional Wade-Giles system.
0.2 A Note on Dates
Dates are often cited using the Roman calendar along with the Min Gou calendar year in the
following format: “Min Guo” (sometimes spelled “Min Kuo”), [year], “nien” (meaning “year”),
[month], [day]. Reference may also be made to the year under the Roman calendar after the date
or the citation (in square brackets).
1.0 Constitution
Cite the Constitution (Chung Hua Min Guo Hsien Fa, Min Guo 36 nien, December 25 (R.O.C.
Constitution, December 25, 1947)) by abbreviated title (“Hsien Fa”), article, and section or
paragraph referenced:
190
Hsien Fa [Constitution], art. 64, para. 1, subpara. 2.
Cite the amended constitution (Chung Hua Min Guo Hsien Fa Tseng Hsiu T’iaoWen, Min Guo
89 nien, April 25 (Amendment to R.O.C. Constitution, April 25, 2000, which incorporates all
previous amendments in force)) by abbreviated title (“Hsien Fa Tseng Hsiu T’iao Wen”), article,
and section or paragraph referenced:
Hsien Fa Tseng Hsiu T’iao Wen [Additional Articles to the Constitution], art. 9, para. 1,
subpara. 2.
2.0 Legislation
Cite codes, statutes and regulations by title, and subdivision referenced by title (optional),
followed by article, paragraph, subparagraph and item, or part, chapter, section, subsection and
item):
Min Fa, Ch’in Shu Pien [Civil Code, Family Part], art. 1052, para. 1, subpara. 4.
Hsing Fa [Criminal Code], art. 38, para. 1, subpara.1.