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10Jun.
2008

Criminal Procedure Reform, Human Rights First—Establishment of the Alliance for Criminal Justice Human Rights Legislation

Judicial Reform Foundation

With the implementation of the newly revised "cross-examination" system in Taiwan's criminal procedure on September 1,…

18Mar.
2008

Joint Statement on Publicly Questioning the Presidential Candidates of Both Major Parties on Professional Judicial Issues

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

We, four organizations, previously held a press conference on January 30, 2008, publicly announcing that we would pose…

18Mar.
2008

How to Check the Arrogance of Power? A Solemn Statement on Legislators' Abusive and Unauthorized Intrusion into a Private Sphere

Judicial Reform Foundation, Taiwan Law Society, Citizen Congress Watch

Regarding the recent incident where four legislators—Fei Hung-tai, Lo Ming-tsai, Chen Chieh, and Lo Shu-lei—forcibly…

25Feb.
2008

Public Q&A Session Held by Legal Professional Associations, Attended by Hsieh Chang-ting

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

The public Q&A session for the presidential candidates of both major parties, jointly organized by four legal…

22Feb.
2008

Public Q&A Session with Major-Party Presidential Candidates Hosted by Legal Professional Organizations

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

The Taiwan Bar Association, Judicial Reform Foundation, Taipei Bar Association, and Taiwan Law Society jointly decided…

05Jan.
2008

Mr. Ma! Judicial Reform Is Not Just Talk!

Attorney Lin Feng-jeng, Executive Director, Judicial Reform Foundation

On December 21, 2007, Legislative Yuan President Wang concluded the final plenary session of the current parliamentary…

30Dec.
2007

2007 Work Achievements

Judicial Reform Foundation

2007 Work Achievements

21Dec.
2007

Judges Act Aborted, Judicial Reform Tarnished! JRF Statement on the Failure of Legislative Caucus Consultations on the Judges Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

The Judges Act, the highly anticipated core legislation for judicial reform, failed to pass during the final session of…

25Oct.
2007

A Hundred Reasons for a Judges Act

Sung Ming-t'an, Researcher, Judicial Reform Foundation

Here is how it goes. We haven't seen Justice Bao on television for a long time, and Pao Lung-hsing seems out of place…