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12Jan.
2015

Should President Lai Hao-min Apologize to All Prosecutors?

Lin Meng-huang / Judge, Taipei District Court

On Judicial Day in 2012, Judicial Yuan President Lai Hao-min announced he would push to remove the word "court" from…

09Jan.
2015

Overstepping Prosecutors and the Indifferent Evaluations Committee

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judicial Reform Foundation's Complaint Center handles public reports against judges and prosecutors to elevate the…

09Jan.
2015

I Still Can't See a Judge

Liu Ching-yi / Professor, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University

"I want to see a judge" should not be merely a promotional slogan. The immediate protection and relief functions…

08Jan.
2015

Was It Wrong for a Judge to Order a Defendant to Write Essays?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

Both victims and offenders can perhaps enter this process accompanied by a group of people and relationships rather…

07Jan.
2015

Good Grief, Such a Prosecutor

Hsiao I-min / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

Last year, a bizarre judgment circulated within the legal community. It revealed that a prosecutor had threatened a…

07Jan.
2015

A-bian Released, Huang Shih-ming Retires?

Kao Jung-chih / Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

A-bian is released, and Huang Shih-ming retires. At first glance, the two seem to have nothing to do with each other.…

06Jan.
2015

A Hollow Promise of Due Process? Reviewing the New Habeas Corpus Mechanism: Press Conference on the Implementation of the Habeas Corpus Act

Office of Legislator Yu Mei-nu, Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Judicial Reform Foundation, Covenants Watch

We expect judicial authorities to overturn conventional mindsets and more proactively serve as gatekeepers of human…

05Jan.
2015

Triennial Evaluation Report on the Implementation of Individual Case Reviews Under the Judges Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

The fundamental solution lies in amending the Judges Act to ensure procedural participation rights in individual case…

05Jan.
2015

Don't Let Prosecutors Be Unhappy—The ProRAB Fails in Its Duties

Yang Shih-kang / Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation Working Committee

The decision of the Prosecutor Reviewing and Attending Board (ProRAB) is truly disappointing, completely destroying the…