The Department of International and Cross-Strait Legal Affairs

The international community is facing formidable challenges and constant threat of global organized crimes which are seriously damaging the social order, economic stability and national security. For a long time, Taiwan has been adopting an open, active and positive attitude in participating international organizations and international conference with a view to cooperating with foreign countries to combat transnational crimes. We have strived to create a better mechanism of mutual legal assistance. As part of the efforts, Taiwan has enacted its Act of International Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters in 2018, and has concluded with several countries bilateral agreements in response to the cooperation needs between foreign countries and us concerning mutual legal assistance, extradition and transfer of sentenced persons. We expect that our efforts would enhance international collaboration, maintain social order and serve justice.