《政治檔案條例》的制定代表了國家對於歷史的正式回應，並在政治檔案公開的目標下，運用檔案開放應用的創新機制，兼顧知情權及隱私權保障，體現人權保障的精神。本文將說明法案立法過程中所面臨的挑戰，融合外國法相關經驗，解析各個立法重點條文的形成，以供各界未來適用法律的參考；同時介紹法案施行相關的配套措施，以及立法所帶來的影響。

Enacting Political Archives Act represents our nation’s response to the history and meanwhile the Act creates an innovative mechanism for access to archives to balance the right to truth with the need to protect the right to privacy as well as reflect the spirits to protect human rights with an aim of opening political archives. This article explains challenges faced in the process of enactment of legislation, as well as integrates relevant foreign legislative cases to analyze provisions of the Act for future reference. Also it introduces relevant complementary measures following enforcement of the Act as well as the impact of legislation.