Sept. 19 (CNA) Capital punishment is a violation of human dignity, Albie Sachs, a former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa who became the first Tang Prize laureate for the rule of law, said Friday in Taipei.
(Full text of the story is now in CNA English news archive. To view the full story, you will need to be a subscribed member of the CNA archive. To subscribe, please read here.)
More in TANG PRIZE
![Interview series: Academia Sinica head praises Tang Prize as platform to showcase Taiwan]()
Interview series: Academia Sinica head praises Tang Prize as platform to showcase TaiwanInterview series: Academia Sinica head praises Tang Prize as platform to showcase Taiwan![Interview series: Tang Prize can match the Nobel Prize over time: academician]()
Interview series: Tang Prize can match the Nobel Prize over time: academicianInterview series: Tang Prize can match the Nobel Prize over time: academician![Interview series: Tang Prize encourages practical application of research: NTU president]()
Interview series: Tang Prize encourages practical application of research: NTU presidentInterview series: Tang Prize encourages practical application of research: NTU president
Latest
- Business
Elderly households feel more pinch from inflation
01/12/2026 05:32 PM - Science & Tech
NCU researchers use muon imaging to peer inside Taiwan's mountains
01/12/2026 05:06 PM - Politics
Armaments Bureau chief says Taiwan, U.S. co-producing 155mm shells
01/12/2026 04:28 PM - Society
Braised pork rice chain Formosa Chang raises prices on 48 menu items
01/12/2026 04:21 PM - Business
U.S. dollar closes higher on Taipei forex market
01/12/2026 04:20 PM