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Chinese | 高等法院 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kanji | 高等法院 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kana | こうとうほういん | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The high courts (Chinese: 高等法院; pinyin: Gāoděng Fǎyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko-téng Hoat-īⁿ) are the intermediate appellate courts under the law of Taiwan. The modern court system of Taiwan was founded in 1896, under the Japanese era. Currently there are six high courts and branches in Taiwan.