http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2008/03/22/separation-of-powers/ The personal blog of P. Kerim Friedman. Sun, 31 Jul 2011 02:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2008/03/22/separation-of-powers/comment-page-1/#comment-7892 Scott Sommers Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:24:55 +0000 http://keywords.oxus.net/archives/2008/03/22/separation-of-powers/#comment-7892 One of the problems with democratizing Taiwan professional organizations is that they don't have the governmental structure to do this. For example, for the bar association to look after its own certification and selection, they would have to run their own examinations. This would consume a huge amount of money and time, which the bar association currently does not currently have. Foreign lawyers working with Taiwan legal professionals have expressed to me doubt that even given the budget, the bar association would be interested in running its own selection. One of the problems with democratizing Taiwan professional organizations is that they don’t have the governmental structure to do this. For example, for the bar association to look after its own certification and selection, they would have to run their own examinations. This would consume a huge amount of money and time, which the bar association currently does not currently have. Foreign lawyers working with Taiwan legal professionals have expressed to me doubt that even given the budget, the bar association would be interested in running its own selection.

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