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25Oct.
2003

Self-help? Right to resistance? Privilege?

Kao Yung-ch'eng / Executive Committee Member and Attorney at Law, Judicial Reform Foundation

Scholars in the United States have once conducted research showing that the miscarriage of justice rate in the U.S.…

17Oct.
2003

An Evaluation of the Judgment in Hsu Tzu-chiang's Case

Taiwan Association for Human Rights, Ho Lai-chieh (Associate Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University), Huang Chao-yi (Professor, College of Law, Soochow University), Li Mao-sheng (Professor, College of Law, National Taiwan University)

This case concerns a kidnapping and extortion incident that occurred in September 1995. The kidnapped construction…

17Oct.
2003

Press Conference on the Publication of the Judgment Evaluation for the Hsu Tzu-chiang Case

Judicial Reform Foundation

Although the highly anticipated kidnapping and murder case involving Hsu Tzu-chiang resulted in a final death sentence…

15Oct.
2003

The Birthplace of Taiwan's Judicial Independence: Room 303 of the Taichung District Court

Wang Chin-shou (Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Before the end of 1992, Room 303 of the Taichung District Court was merely an unassuming, eight-ping corner office.…

12Oct.
2003

The Power of the Judicial Yuan and the Responsibility of the Legislative Yuan

Kuo I-ching / Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation

During the cross-caucus consultations held recently by the Legislative Yuan regarding the "Draft Amendments to the…

01Oct.
2003

Constitutional Interpretation Petition for Hsu Tzu-chiang - The Constitutionality of Accomplice Confessions Mutually Corroborating One Another

Yu Po-hsiang / Attorney

Petition for constitutional interpretation filed on behalf of Hsu Tzu-chiang, asking the Grand Justices whether Supreme…

17Sep.
2003

Press Release on the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Exercise of Consent Power for Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan in 2003

Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Grand Justice Nominees

Following the Legislative Yuan's vote today (the 16th) to exercise the personnel consent power for the 2003 Grand…

12Sep.
2003

Opposition to Handling Legal Issues Regarding Grand Justice Qualification Screening Through Political Means

Alliance for Citizen Supervision of Grand Justices, Taiwan Association for Feminist Studies, and Awakening Foundation

The Legislative Yuan is currently conducting the review and consent procedure for Grand Justices of the Judicial Yuan.…

10Sep.
2003

Legislators, We Can Barely Bear to "Watch"!

Legislative Yuan Observation Team of the Civil Alliance for Monitoring Grand Justice Nominees

After observing the Legislative Yuan's review of nominees for the President, Vice President, and four-year-term…