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19Oct.
2007

Putting an End to the "Vast Minority of Judges": Why We Need the Judges Act

Kuo Yi-ch'ing, Attorney-at-Law, Executive Committee Member, JRF

On October 27, the Judicial Reform Foundation and allied civil society groups launched the "We Want the Judges Act"…

27Sep.
2007

Statement by the Alliance for Civilian Oversight of Candidates for Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan (including the President and Vice President)

Alliance for Civil Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice Nominees

Because the Legislative Yuan continued to follow the old system for reviewing Grand Justice consent, using a Committee…

17Sep.
2007

Grand Justices, Give Us an Answer! 42 Questions for the President and Vice-President of the Judicial Yuan and Grand Justice Nominees

Alliance to Monitor Candidates for Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan (including the President and Vice-President)

On August 31, 2007, President Chen Shui-bian nominated Lai In-jaw as President of the Judicial Yuan. In addition to…

08Sep.
2007

Second-Generation Judicial Reform Blueprint Set to Launch: The 2007 Fundraising Dinner Concludes Successfully

Judicial Reform Foundation

The theme of the 2007 fundraising dinner was "Invest in Judicial Reform!" The core appeal was that while the quality of…

07Sep.
2007

What is the Judges Act? Moving Toward a Better Judicial Environment

Alliance for the Promotion of the Judges Act

Diversifying the backgrounds of judges is a means to improve the quality of judgments. In the past, judges primarily…

29Jun.
2007

The Judiciary is Guilty, the Three Are Innocent—Let the Su Case Continue to "Put the Judiciary on Trial"!

Judicial Reform Foundation, Association for Educational Reform, Taiwan Association for Human Rights

After spanning sixteen years and attracting widespread attention from all sectors of society, the case of the three…

04Jun.
2007

Recognizing Vulnerable Individuals in Legal Proceedings

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

According to news reports, Lin, a totally blind student at The Affiliated Senior High School of National Kaohsiung…

18Apr.
2007

Former Chairman Ma Ying-jeou Will Surely Not Be the Last Victim!

Judicial Reform Foundation

Former Kuomintang Chairman Ma Ying-jeou was "summoned as a person of interest and interrogated as a defendant on the…

26Jan.
2007

Statement on Grand Justices' Interpretation No. 623: Article 29 of the Child and Youth Sexual Transaction Prevention Act

Judicial Reform Foundation

Today, the Grand Justices issued a "restrictive interpretation" upholding the "constitutionality" of Article 29 of the…