The main ones include:

• Domestic Violence Prevention Act
• Enforcement Rules for the Domestic Violence Prevention Act
• Criminal Law
• Taiwan Code of Criminal Procedure
• Civil Code
• Civil Procedure Act
• Family Act

After the Legislature Yuan passed the amended Court Organization Act in 2019, Taiwan became a case law country, where all third instance court judgments/rulings are binding. However, no controlling case regarding domestic violence has been developed yet.

Generally speaking, Taiwan's court system is divided into three parts: (1) the civil court system; (2) the criminal court system; and (3) the administrative court system.

The court system involved will depend on the nature of a domestic violence case. To elaborate, the civil court system addresses some domestic violence issues (e.g., protection orders), whereas in cases where a domestic violence case concerns criminal liability, the criminal court system addresses the part related to criminal issues.

• Protection orders: A victim may file a petition with the court for an ordinary protection order, temporary protection order and/or emergency protection order.^[1]
• Monetary claims: A victim may file a complaint with the court against the perpetrator for monetary compensation.^[2]
•  Criminal complaint: In a situation where a domestic violence matter concerns crime (e.g., a victim is physically attacked by the perpetrator), the victim may file a criminal complaint.^[3]