High court (Taiwan)

High courts in Taiwan
Chinese name
Chinese高等法院
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGāoděng Fǎyuàn
Bopomofoㄍㄠ ㄉㄥˇ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩㄢˋ
Wade–GilesKao1-têng3 Fa3-yüan4
Hakka
RomanizationKô-tén Fap-yen
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKo-téng Hoat-īⁿ
Tâi-lôKo-tíng Huat-īnn
Japanese name
Kanji高等法院
Kanaこうとうほういん
Transcriptions
RomanizationKōtō Hōin

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.