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The '''Judicial Yuan''' ({{zh|c=司法院|p=Sīfǎ Yuàn|poj=Su-hoat Īⁿ}}) is the [[Judiciary|judicial branch]] of the [[government of the Republic of China|Taiwanese government]].<ref name="Constitution">''See'' Constitution arts. 77-82, ''available at'' {{Cite web|url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0000001|title=Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=January 1, 1947}}</ref><ref name="Additional">''See'' Additional Articles of the Constitution art. 5, ''available at'' {{Cite web|url=https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=A0000002|title=Additional Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of China (Taiwan)|date=July 10, 2005}}</ref> It runs a Constitutional Court and oversees all systems of courts of [[Taiwan]], including [[ordinary courts]] like the [[Supreme Court of the Republic of China|supreme court]], [[High court (Taiwan)|high courts]], [[District court (Taiwan)|district courts]] as well as special courts like administrative courts and disciplinary courts. By [[Law of Taiwan|Taiwanese law]], the Judicial Yuan holds the following powers:<ref name="Functions">''See'' Introduction to the Judicial Yuan, ''available at'' {{Cite web|url=https://www.judicial.gov.tw/en/cp-1588-79757-f2513-2.html|title=Judicial Yuan >> About Us >> Introduction|date=November 2019}}</ref>