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2020
Response to the Third Reading and Passage of the Citizen Judges Act: Press Conference on the 24th Day of Sit-in Protest Against the Inclusion of the Lay Participation Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The Alliance for the Concurrent Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems, composed of civil society organizations…
2020
Halt the Forced Vote on the Lay Assessor Draft Act: The Alliance's Press Conference in Response to the First Day of Voting Battles
Formed by civil society groups including the Judicial Reform Foundation and the Taiwan Association for…
2020
Civil Society Supports Cross-Generational Appeal with 80% Public Backing for Both Systems ~ Day 22 of Sit-in Protest Against Legislative Yuan Extraordinary Session Including the Citizen Judges Act
The Alliance for Promoting the Parallel Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems, composed of civil society…
2020
Who is Manipulating Public Opinion: A Response to the Judicial Yuan's July 20 Press Conference on Public Opinion Polls
The "Grand Alliance for the Parallel Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems"—composed of NGOs including the…
2020
Do Not Destroy Judicial Reform by Voting: The Younger Generation Stands Up – Sit-in Protest and Press Conference on the 21st Day of Including the Lay Assessor Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The "Alliance for the Concurrent Trial of Lay Participation and Jury Systems," composed of civil society organizations…
2020
Releasing Poll Results on Lay Participation Systems: Civil Society Groups Head to Ketagalan Boulevard This Saturday – Press Conference on the 20th Day of Sit-in Protests Against the Inclusion of the Citizens in Criminal Trials Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The Alliance for Parallel Trial Testing of Lay Assessor and Jury Systems (composed of civil society organizations…
2020
Domestic and Overseas NGOs Voice Support, Urging the Democratic Progressive Party Not to Rush Legislation: Day 19 of Sit-in Protest Against the Inclusion of the National Participation in Criminal Trials Bill in the Legislative Yuan's Extraordinary Session
The "Alliance for Concurrent Trial of Jury and Lay Participation Systems," composed of civil society organizations…
2020
The Citizen Direct Request Evaluation Mechanism under the Judges Act Takes Effect, and Various Supporting Measures Await Monitoring – Statement on the Implementation of the New Judges Act
The Judges Act was passed upon its third reading on June 28, 2019, bringing major reforms to the evaluation system. The…
2020
Procedure for Requesting Individual Evaluations (Under the Former Judges Act, Prior to July 17, 2020)
After receiving complaints from the public via telephone, written submissions, or interviews, and before deciding…
