林建志Chien-Chih Lin

Current Appointment

Research Professor, Institutum Iurisprudentiae, Academia Sinica
Professor of Law Graduate Institute of National Development National Taiwan University

Education & Experiences

J.S.D., The University of Chicago (2015)
LL.M., The University of Chicago (2012)
Master of Law, National Taiwan University (2007)
LL.B ., National Taiwan University (2004)

Research Fields

Constitutional Law; Comparative Constitutional Law; Judicial Politics; Judicial Behavior

Other Information

Date of First Appointment：09/12/2016
Telephone：+886-2-2652-5419
Fax：+886-2-2785-9471
E-mail：chienchihlin@as.edu.tw

Research Description

CV: http://idv.sinica.edu.tw/chienchihlin/CV.pdf

Journal Articles

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Chien-Chih Lin, accepted, “Agenda Setting in the Taiwan Constitutional Court”, OXFORD JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES. (SSCI) (IF: 1; SSCI ranking: 67.3%)
Chien-Chih Lin, accepted, “Grace Periods and Suspension Orders for Constitutional Remedies: Lessons from the Taiwan Constitutional Court”, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW. (SSCI) (IF: 1; SSCI ranking: 67.3%)
Yen-Tu Su, Han-Wei Ho, Chien-Chih Lin*, accepted, “Old Habits, New Law, and the Quest for a More Productive Court: An Early Assessment of the Performance-Enhancing Effects of the Constitutional Court Procedure Act in Taiwan”, Taiwan Democracy Quarterly. (TSSCI)
林建志，2025，〈揭開大法官會議的神秘面紗：以政治檔案為中心〉(Demystifying the Council of Grand Justices)，《國立臺灣大學法學論叢》，54(3), 797-873。(TSSCI)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2024, “Believe in the Ideal, Not the Idol: Constitutional Literacy and Constitutional Idolatry in Taiwan”, Constitutional Studies, 10, 93-116.
林建志，2023，〈給臺灣制憲的備忘錄：以程序面為中心〉，《中研院法學期刊》，第33卷, 頁145-222。(TSSCI)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2023, “A Constitutional Contingency: A Reply to Zhaoxin Jiang”, ICON-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 21(2), 562-568. (SSCI) (IF: 1.8; SSCI ranking: 32.1%)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2023, “Responsive Judicial Review in Taiwan”, HONG KONG LAW JOURNAL, 53(2), 539-562. (SSCI) (IF: 0.2; SSCI ranking: 94.2%)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2022, “The Impact of Constitutional Courts in Asia”, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, available at, .. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2021, “Global Constitutionalism in Taiwan”, Global Constitutionalism, 10(2), 275-289.

Books (Monographs or Edited Volumes)

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Number of Publication

C.Y. Cyrus Chu, Po-Ching Lee, Chien-Chih Lin, Chang-fa Lo,, 2022, Ultimate Economic Conflict between China and Democratic Countries: An Institutional Analysis, 204 pages, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Po Jen Yap, Chien-Chih Lin, 2021, Constitutional Convergence in East Asia, 200 pages, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Book Chapters

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Chien-Chih Lin, accepted, “Constitutional Rights in Taiwan”, editor(s): Ngoc Son Bui, Mara Malagodi, Rehan Abeyratne, Asian Comparative Constitutional Law: Volume IV - Constitutional Rights, Oxford: Hart.
Chien-Chih Lin, accepted, “Constitutional Crisis in Taiwan: Domestic Factors, External Factors”, editor(s): Mark Graber, Sanford Levinson, Mark Tushnet, Constitutional Democracies in Crisis? II, Oxford University Press.
Chien-Chih Lin, accepted, “Constitutional Unamendability and Democracy in Taiwan”, editor(s): Glenn Patmore, Edward Elgar Research Handbook on Law and Democracy, Edward Elgar.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2026, “All Rights in Proportion? The Case of Taiwan”, editor(s): Emma A. Imparato, Otto Pfersmann, Giacomo Giorgini Pignatiello, The Principle of Proportionality in Asia, Europe, and North America, pp. 57-73, Torino, Italy: Giappichelli. Relevant Links(open new window)
林建志，2026，〈司法院大法官的時間控制〉，許宗力教授七秩誕辰祝壽論文集編輯委員會編，《法與國家權力──新論與傳承》，頁424-437，臺北：元照。
Chien-Chih Lin, 2025, “A Patchwork Constitutional Structure in Taiwan”, editor(s): Ngoc Son Bui, Mara Malagodi, Christopher Roberts, Asian Comparative Constitutional Law: Volume III - Constitutional Structure, pp. 113-136, Oxford: Hart.
林建志，2025，〈定期失效期限之研究〉，張文貞、林春元編，《葉俊榮教授的學術對話──憲法變遷》，頁187-200，臺北：新學林。
Yen-Tu Su, Chien-Chih Lin, 2025, “The Constitutional Law and Politics in Taiwan”, editor(s): David Law, Alex Schwartz, & Holning Lau, Oxford Handbook of Constitutional Law in Asia, pp. 1-31, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, Wen-Chen Chang, 2024, “The Cannon of “Constitutional Unamendability” and “Basic Structure Doctrine” in Global Constitutional Studies”, editor(s): Sujit Choudhry, Michaela Hailbronner, Mattias Kumm, Global Canons in an Age of Uncertainty, pp. 196–221, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2024, “Law and Politics of the Constitutional Amendments in Taiwan”, editor(s): Ngoc Son Bui, Mara Malagodi, Asian Comparative Constitutional Law: Volume II - Constitutional Amendments, pp. 119-141, Oxford: Hart.

Conference Papers

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Chien-Chih Lin, 2025, “Agenda Setting in the Taiwan Constitutional Court”, paper presented at Münster Workshop on Comparative Constitutional Law, Münster: Münster University, 2025-05-02 ~ 2025-05-03.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2024, “The Length of Grace Periods in Suspension Orders”, paper presented at 2024 ICON•S Annual Conference, IE University, Madrid: The International Society of Public Law, 2024-07-08 ~ 2027-07-10.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2023, “Judicial Conservatism in Taiwan”, paper presented at 2023 ICON•S Annual Conference, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: The International Society of Public Law, 2023-07-03 ~ 2023-07-05.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2023, “Old Wine in a New Bottle: The Problems of Taiwan’s Constitutional Court Procedure Act”, paper presented at MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF GOVERNANCE Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region 2023 Annual Conference, Stanford University: Hoover Institution, 2023-05-22 ~ 2023-05-23.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2022, “Constitutional Conforming Interpretation in Taiwan”, paper presented at 2022 ICON•S Annual Conference, University of Wroclaw, Poland: The International Society of Public Law, 2022-07-04 ~ 2022-07-06.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2021, “Constitutional Convergence in East Asia”, paper presented at 2021 ICON•S Annual Conference, Online: The International Society of Public Law, 2021-07-06 ~ 2021-07-09.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2019, “Proportionality in Taiwan”, paper presented at Proportionality in Asia, Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, 2019-12-10 ~ 2019-12-11.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2019, “Global Constitutionalism as a Fortress Besieged: Through the Lens of Taiwan”, paper presented at 8th Asian Constitutional Law Forum, Hanoi: Vietnam National University, 2019-12-06 ~ 2019-12-07.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2019, “Compliance of the TCC Decisions”, paper presented at ICON-S, Santiago: Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, 2019-07-01 ~ 2019-07-03.
Chien-Chih Lin, 2019, “The Evolution of Proportionality in Taiwan”, paper presented at Law and Society Annual Meetings, Washington DC: Law and Society Association, 2019-05-30 ~ 2019-06-02.

Others

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Yi-Li Lee, Shao-Man Lee, Chien-Chih Lin and Vivianne Yen-Ching Weng, 2024, “Taiwan's Constitutional Court at Risk: Political Maneuvering to Erode Judicial Independence”, ConstitutionNet. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, Yen-Tu Su, 2024, “Taiwan”, The 2023 International Review of Constitutional Reform. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, Yen-Tu Su, Jau-Yuan Hwang, 2023, “Taiwan”, The 2022 International Review of Constitutional Reform. Relevant Links(open new window)
Yen-Tu Su, Chien-Chih Lin, Jau-Yuan Hwang, 2022, “Taiwan”, The 2021 International Review of Constitutional Reform. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2022, “The Pros and Cons of Taiwan's Constitutional Court Procedure Act”, US-Asia Law Institute Perspectives. Relevant Links(open new window)
林建志，2021，〈大敵當前：叛亂犯再上訴破壞社會秩序？〉，《奉命釋法：大法官與轉型正義》。
Chien-Chih Lin, 2021, “Believe in the Ideal, not the Idol: Is Constitutional Idolatry Happening in Taiwan?”, Blog of International Association of Constitutional Law. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin, 2020, “Taiwan’s Constitutional Court, Adultery and the Renaissance of Judicial Activism”, ConstitutionNet. Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin，2018，〈The 70th Anniversary of the Taiwan Constitutional Court: The Evolution of Proportionality in Taiwan Constitutional Jurisprudence〉，《I-CONnect Symposium》。 Relevant Links(open new window)
Chien-Chih Lin，2018，〈Undemocratic Constitutional Law in Taiwan〉，《Blog of International Association of Constitutional Law》。 Relevant Links(open new window)

Edited Books

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Number of Publication

林建志，2021，《憲法解釋之理論與實務第十一輯》，共1-794頁，臺北：新學林。 Relevant Links(open new window)