On the afternoon of August 2, 2023, Professor Cheryl Saunders, the recipient of the Fifth Tang Prize in Rule of Law, visited the Academy for the Judiciary.

Professor Saunders is a constitutional scholar who teaches at the Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne, Australia. She has long been engaged in exchanges and collaborations with scholars and political practitioners from various countries, expanding the frontiers of comparative constitutional law and tirelessly promoting constitutional engineering in the Asia-Pacific region. Due to her significant contributions to constitutional studies, Professor Saunders was selected as the recipient of the Fifth Tang Prize in Rule of Law and will be attending the Tang Prize Award Ceremony in Taiwan this August.

Accompanied by her daughter, Ms. Susie Wells, son-in-law Mr. Matthew Connock, along with this year's presenter of the Tang Prize in Rule of Law, Professor Dr. Jiunn-Rong YEH from the College of Law, National Taiwan University, and Professor Wen-Chen CHANG from the same department, Professor Saunders paid a visit to our Academy in the afternoon of August 2, 2023. President Li-Ling KER first hosted a tea reception for the guests at the student lounge, introducing them to our country's judicial officer training system. Subsequently, they proceeded to the Auditorium for a group photo with trainees of the 62nd Judicial Officer Class. Following this, the guests were guided on a tour of the computer classroom, the Academy’s History Corridor, the Moot Courtroom, and the Library.

Mr. Connock is a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia. He was deeply impressed by our country's training system and expressed his intention to share Taiwan's judicial training experience with the judicial training institutions of Victoria State. Our Academy looks forward to fostering international exchanges with the world, aiming to enhance the quality and effectiveness of our country's judicial education and training.