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14Jan.
2014

Wiretapping Amendment Goes Backward—Blind Interception and Recording Violates Privacy

Lin Yü-hsiung / Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University

The amendment to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act, proposed to address deficiencies in our current…

13Jan.
2014

When Will the Abuse of Communications Records End?

Lin Yü-hsiung / Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University

The aftermath of the September Political Struggle gradually comes to an end. Despite the dramatic twists, the…

13Jan.
2014

Statement by JRF Condemning the Conclusion of Legislative Negotiations on the Communication Security and Surveillance Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

Statement by JRF regarding the conclusion of legislative negotiations on the Communication Security and Surveillance…

12Jan.
2014

JRF Statement Regarding Reports That Prosecutors and Police Consider the Amendments to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act Too Restrictive

Judicial Reform Foundation

In response to the news report last Friday (10th) that some prosecutors and police officers consider the amendments to…

09Jan.
2014

Joint Press Conference Protesting the Judicial Yuan's Arbitrary Amendment of the Regulations on Court Audio Recording

Taiwan Bar Association, Keelung Bar Association, Taipei Bar Association, Taichung Bar Association, Kaohsiung Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation

Disregarding widespread opposition from all sectors, the Judicial Yuan promulgated the Regulations on Court Audio…

08Jan.
2014

Five Questions for the Control Yuan! Press Conference on the "Second Rejection of the Impeachment of Huang Shih-ming"

Judicial Reform Foundation

On September 16, our Foundation formally submitted a written petition to the Control Yuan, detailing specific reasons…

08Jan.
2014

Why Theft Is Not a Crime Subject to Private Prosecution

Lin Chen-hsien / Judge

In criminal practice, it is common to see individuals driven by poor financial conditions and sudden hunger to steal…

07Jan.
2014

The Knowing Violation in the Dapu Expropriation Case

Ch'ien Chien-jung (Judge, Administrative Litigation Division, Taoyuan District Court)

In the highly anticipated Dapu "disputed" expropriation case, the Taichung High Administrative Court ruled partially in…

06Jan.
2014

Five Incurable Ailments of the "Judge and Prosecutor Evaluation System" - Press Conference on the Two-Year Health Check of the Evaluation System

Judicial Reform Foundation

Since the "case-specific evaluation system" under the Judges Act took effect on January 6, 2012, marking a two-year…