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04Apr.
2015

Personal Chronicle: Human Rights Incidents Involving Chinese Lawyers in 2014

Chen Lei (Chingshih) / Lawyer

The following is a record of human rights incidents involving Chinese lawyers compiled by Attorney Ch'en Lei, spanning…

02Apr.
2015

Can an Order for Payment Really Not Be Ignored Once Read?

Li Chao-ch'i / President of the National University of Kaohsiung Legal Aid Society and Master's Student at the Graduate Institute of Government and Law

Judge Wang Chang-kuo of the Chiayi District Court published an op-ed on the 30th of last month titled "Judicial…

02Apr.
2015

The Ministry of Justice Chokes Its Own Child

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Out of the eleven members on the Prosecutor Evaluation Commission, only three are prosecutors themselves, while the…

30Mar.
2015

The Trial on Trial Ⅰ: Truth and Due Process

Editors: Antony Duff, Lindsay Farmer, Sandra Marshall, Victor Tadros; Translator: Wan Hsiang Translation

The trial is the core of the criminal justice system's architecture. It is the procedure that links crime and…

30Mar.
2015

The Trial on Trial III: Towards a Normative Theory of the Criminal Trial

Authors: Antony Duff, Lindsay Farmer, Sandra Marshall, Victor Tadros; Translator: Li Tzu-yi

English criminal law is in peril. Its foundational principles are continuously challenged, and some have long since…

30Mar.
2015

The Trial on Trial Ⅱ: Judgment and Calling to Account

Edited by Antony Duff, Lindsay Farmer, Sandra Marshall, and Victor Tadros; Translated by Yen Hua-hsin

What is the purpose of the criminal trial procedure? What social function should it fulfill? In a democracy, what is…

26Mar.
2015

Victims of Payment Orders: Pleading with the Court for a Way Out — Press Conference on Reforming the Payment Order System

Judicial Reform Foundation

The payment order is a system provided for under Articles 508 to 521 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the expeditious…

26Mar.
2015

Revenge from an Ex-Wife?! ~ A Short Story Adapted from Real Court Judgments - Part 2

Taiwan Association for Human Rights / Judicial Reform Foundation

More than ten years ago, due to prolonged marital discord and frequent quarrels, Ta-fei and his wife, Ah-li, agreed to…

26Mar.
2015

Betrayed by the Courts in the End Despite Trusting Them?! ~ A Short Story Adapted from Real Judicial Judgments - Part 3

Judicial Reform Foundation