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13Apr.
2017

[Off-Beat Lecture] Various NGOs in Society Are All Worth Joining!—Attorney Kuo I-ching

Chao Yü-hsien / JRF Intern

Attorney Kuo I-ching considers herself someone who dislikes interacting with people, so she did not wish to pursue a…

13Apr.
2017

Serious Statement Regarding the "Evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors"

Judicial Reform Foundation

When the JRF promoted the Judges Act in 2010, the greatest difference between its position on the judge and prosecutor…

12Apr.
2017

MythBusters: Are the Individual Evaluation Systems for Judges and Prosecutors Different From What You Think?

Judicial Reform Foundation

How the individual evaluation system is designed is not only a matter of concern for the public, but also closely…

11Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Ch'en Meng-huang's Ten Demands for Prosecutorial System Reform

Ch'en Meng-huang / Judge and Member of the National Conference on Judicial Reform

For over a decade, I have worked in criminal adjudication, primarily reviewing the existence of criminal facts…

11Apr.
2017

Press Release | Thorough Reform of the Prosecutorial System is Essential to Realize Prosecutorial Independence!

Judicial Reform Foundation

The functions of the prosecutorial organization differ significantly from those of the courts, yet current laws govern…

10Apr.
2017

Judicial Oversight Mechanisms in the United Kingdom

Sami / JRF Volunteer

In the UK, there are five mechanisms related to judicial oversight: (1) Judicial Conduct Investigation Office ("JCIO"),…

10Apr.
2017

Press Conference on the First-Instance Judgment in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Case – Post-Conference Press Release

Judicial Reform Foundation

Today the court delivered its first-instance judgment in the March 23 Executive Yuan Occupation Case. The defendants…

10Apr.
2017

Op-Ed | Reforming the Judges Evaluation Mechanism: Turning a Sick Cat into a Tiger

Yu Po-hsiang / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

Before the enactment of the Judges Act in 2011, restraints on the inappropriate conduct of judges and prosecutors…

08Apr.
2017

Brief Notes: First Additional Meeting of the First Division of the Presidential Office's National Consultative Conference on Judicial Reform

Wei-Chiao Ch'en / Project Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

Lasting four hours, this meeting discussed whether to establish a national-level forensic science committee, a unified…