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24Aug.
2015

The New President's Soft Target—Judicial Reform

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Looking ahead to the 2016 presidential election, the candidates boil down to just a few familiar faces. Regardless of…

21Aug.
2015

The Novice Lawyers' Village: Level-Up Battle

Kuo Hung-chih / Trainee Lawyer, JRF Volunteer

Every year after the bar examination results are released, over 900 successful candidates begin navigating their entry…

18Aug.
2015

Waiting 20 Years: Hoping for Justice to Arrive and Hsu Tze-Chiang's Innocence

Cheng Meng-shan / Third-year student, Department of Political Science, Soochow University

The ninth retrial of the Hsu Tze-chiang case will deliver its verdict at 11:00 AM on September 1. Summer interns at the…

18Aug.
2015

Establishing a Permanent Judicial Reform Committee: Press Conference on Demands and Visits to Presidential Candidates

Taiwan Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Taiwan Law Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

With the 2016 presidential election approaching, presidential candidates from various political parties have…

14Aug.
2015

Prosecutors Who Indicted Sunflower Movement Participants Receive Promotions

Jung-Chih Kao / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Almost all prosecutors who indicted participants of the Sunflower Movement have received promotions. Prosecutor Chen…

12Aug.
2015

Judges, Please Stop Asking About Your Senior Colleagues' Opinions!

Text by Chen Hsin-yi (Junior, Department of Law, Providence University); Illustrations by Hsu Yan-wen

During my summer internship at the Judicial Reform Foundation, I attended several sessions of the Hsu Tzu-chiang…

07Aug.
2015

Lin Ming-hui, Victim of the March 23–24 Executive Yuan Violent Clearance, Seeks State Compensation ~ Post-Judgment Press Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

Today, the Administrative Litigation Division of the Taipei District Court ruled in favor of teacher Lin Ming-hui,…

01Aug.
2015

High Trial Fees for Retrials of Payment Orders Should Not Be Charged

Li I-Ting / Attorney for the Judicial Reform Foundation Payment Order Amendment Legal Team

Following the amendment adding Article 4-4 of the Enforcement Act of the Code of Civil Procedure, victims of payment…

30Jul.
2015

Supporting A-Tsai from Luchou, Putting Down Roots in Taiwan~ 20 Years of Local Service: Press Conference Calling for the Issuance of a "Special Contribution" Alien Resident Certificate

Action Alliance for Undocumented Migrants, Judicial Reform Foundation, Migrant/Immigrant Human Rights Legislation Action Alliance, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Taiwan New Immigrants' Labor Rights Promotion Association, Taiwan International Family Support Association, Nanyang Taiwan Sisters Association, Awakening Foundation, Hope Workers' Center, Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) Taiwan

The case of A-tsai, an Indonesian national, highlights the grave human rights repercussions of severe labor…