在清代臺灣法制的研究中，清代臺灣案件的司法審判制度的研究是重要的環節。 研究清代臺灣法制，必須研究清代臺灣案件的司法審判制度。 清代臺灣案件的司法審判制度可以包括兩個主要部分：（一）清代臺灣案件的 司法審判機關，（二）清代臺灣案件的司法審判程序。而清代臺灣案件的司法審判 機關可分為中央與地方兩類。 清代臺灣案件的申央司法審判機關，有（一）刑部，（二）都察院，（三）大 理寺，（四）內閣，（五）軍機處，（六）吏部，（七）兵部，（八）總理衙門，（九） 欽差大臣，出巡臺御史等機關。 清代臺灣案件的地方司法審判機關，又分兩類。(甲)文職司法審判機關有廿 臺灣各廳、縣，（一）臺灣各府及東直隸州，（二）臺灣道，（三）福建按察司， （四）閩浙總督、福建巡撫及臺灣巡撫。(乙)武職司法審判機關有（一）臺灣總 兵，（二）福建水師提督，（三）福建陸路提督。

　　　　　The judicial organs for handling criminal cases related to Taiwan constitute an interesting and important area in the study on judicial process for the so called Taiwan Cases, that is, criminal cases arising in Taiwan throughout the Ch'ing dynasty. Learning how these organs operated is a prerequistite to the comprehensive understanding of judicial process applicable to the Taiwan cases in the Ch'ing dynasty. The judicial system applicable to Taiwan cases in the Ch'ing dynasty includes two components: (1) the trial organs and (2) the procedues applied by them. This article will primarily focus on the institutional aspects, intending to identify all the trial organs responsible for handling Taiwan cases and present a complete and detailed picture of their functions. In the Ch'ing dynasty, a government agency involved in handling Taiwan cases can be either an unit of the central government or a local government, the former includes agencies such as (1)Hsing bu (刑部), (2)Du-Ch'a Yuan (督察院), (3)Da-Li Ssu (大理寺), (4)Nei ko (內閣), (5)Jun-ji Chu (軍機 處), (6)Li bu (吏部),(7)Bing bu (兵部), (8)Zong-li y-men (總理衙門), (9)Qing chai da chen (欽差大臣), (10)Xuntaiyushi(巡臺御史). Local government units having a role in handling Taiwan cases can be one of civil or military nature, those civil units could include: (1)tings and hsiens of Taiwan (臺灣各廳縣)，(2)fus of Taiwan(臺灣各府) and Tai-dong Chih li chou(臺東直隸州), (3)Taiwan dao (臺灣道), (4)Fuchien an cha shi (福建按察使 ), (5)Min-che Zong du, Fuchien Xung fu Taiwan Xung fu(閩浙總督、福建巡撫、臺灣巡撫). In contrast the military posts may include: (1)Taiwan Zong bing(臺灣總兵),(2Fuchien navy ti du(福建水師提 督)，(3)Fuchiena army ti du(福建陸路提督)．