A Study on Taiwan’s Cultural Heritage Preservation Act : A Historical Institutionalist Perspective

• Main Authors: Guanzhi Lin, 林冠志
• Other Authors: 陳明通
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/ab7t47

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 國家發展研究所 === 106 === This study adapted the perspective of historical institutionalism to analyze path of changes of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act since the end of World War II. Legalization of Antiques Preservation is the former of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, which was made by Chinese government in 1931. However, due to frequent wars and political chaos on that time, it was not well-conducted. In addition, Taiwan was a colony of Japan during that time, it’s regulations of cultural heritage also based on Japan’s the Historical Spot, Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument Preservation Law. It was not until the end of WWII and the Republic of China (R.O.C) took control that the Legalization of Antiques Preservation served as the supreme law of cultural heritage preservation in Taiwan. In short, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act is rooted in Japan’s the Historical Spot, Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument Preservation Law and grafted with R.O.C’s Legalization of Antiques Preservation. Moreover, by using historical institutionalism as the research approach, this study suggested that the law-making process of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act, regardless of the first version in 1982, the second version in 2005, or the third version in 2016, which were all fitted into models of path dependent. Finally, this study proposed possible amendments of the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act in future, and also provided some opinions and suggestions for respective competent authorities and the future studies.