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23Mar.
2006

Establishing a New Paradigm for the Exercise of the Legislative Consent Power: The Appointment of the Prosecutor-General as the Litmus Test

Anti-Corruption Action Alliance

Pursuant to Paragraph 7, Article 66 of the newly amended Court Organization Act revised on January 13, the…

09Mar.
2006

Beyond "Doing the Right Thing," Please Also "Do Things Right"—A Court That Detains People Without Issuing a Detention Warrant?

Kao Jung-chih (Executive Committee Member, JRF / Attorney-at-Law)

Should a suspect who may abscond be detained? Yes! Should a criminal suspect who may commit another offense be…

07Mar.
2006

"Well-Intentioned, but Misguided": The Expert Lay Judge System and the Citizen Judge System

Kao Jung-chih (Executive Committee Member and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation)

"Expert lay participation," as the name suggests, involves allowing certain non-legal experts to participate in…

03Mar.
2006

Press Release: A Prosecutor-General Who Vows Allegiance to the People

Anti-Corruption Coalition

The amendment to the Court Organization Act was passed on January 13, 2006, and promulgated by the President to take…

24Feb.
2006

Judges Who Lack Self-Respect Fail the Public Trust! The Judges Act Cannot Wait Any Longer! Press Conference

Judicial Reform Foundation

Former Taiwan High Court Presiding Judge Fang A-sheng was detained yesterday (the 23rd) by the Panchiao District Court…

21Feb.
2006

2006 Public Opinion on Amendments to the Criminal Procedure System

Alliance against Depriving the People of the Right to Appeal

To understand the general public's views on the quality of court handling of criminal cases and their opinions on…

07Feb.
2006

Appointing a Prosecutor-General Expected by the People

Press Release by the Anti-Corruption Action Alliance

In the 33rd year of Kuang-hsu in the late Ching dynasty (1907), the Ching government modeled its judicial system on…

12Jan.
2006

Amendments to the Communication Security and Surveillance Act Must Not Roll Back Human Rights!

Anti-Corruption Action Alliance

Human rights organizations highly commend the upcoming second and third readings of the draft amendments to the…

10Jan.
2006

Independent Yet Insular Judiciary: Press Conference on the "Top 10 Judicial News Stories of 2005"

Judicial Reform Foundation

The year 2005 came to a close amidst the brilliant fireworks of Taipei 101 and the gasps of hundreds of thousands of…