Little notice has been taken of the way in which District Court judges apply the two Covenants. Hence, this paper analyses civil decisions made by the Taipei District Court in which the Covenants were applied after they came into force domestically. The author examines the number of times the Covenants were applied, the type of cases involved and the human rights standards appealed to. He also looks at the opinions of the judges. He concludes his observations by making recommendations in terms of how to effectively and efficiently help judges understand and apply the human rights standards established by the two Covenants.