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04Apr.
2003

I Want My Grand Justices: Expectations of Various Sectors of Society Regarding Grand Justice Candidates

Alliance for Citizen Monitoring of Judicial Yuan Grand Justice (including President and Vice President) Candidates

New Grand Justices are set to take office this October, and the President will soon nominate candidates to be submitted…

28Mar.
2003

Establishing an Immediate Interlocutory Appeal System for Detention Must Balance Human Rights

Lo Ping-ch'eng / Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Attorney-at-Law

According to reports, the Judicial Yuan and the Ministry of Justice exchanged initial views yesterday on establishing…

25Mar.
2003

Zero Crime Growth or Zero Intelligence Growth?

Ch'en Chen-tung / Executive Committee Member of JRF, Attorney-at-Law

Truly a difficult time, and in this economic recession, our great Minister of the Interior has come up with another…

14Mar.
2003

The Judge Who "Let the Tiger Back to the Mountain" Deserves to Die!?

Kuo Yi-ching (Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation; Law Clerk, Supreme Court)

Recently, Hsueh Ch'iu, one of the ten most wanted fugitives, committed another major kidnapping and extortion case,…

14Mar.
2003

Press Conference on Flaws in Taiwan's Identification Practices

Judicial Reform Foundation

To thoroughly review the flaws in Taiwan's current identification practices and publicly call on prosecutors, police,…

06Mar.
2003

JRF's Statement on the High Prosecutors Office's Appeal Against the Su Case Retrial Judgment

Lin Ching-p'ing / JRF Executive Director

Regarding the High Prosecutors Office's decision today to appeal the retrial judgment of the Su case, ignoring prior…

02Mar.
2003

Manage Your Own Phone Number

Lü Ch'i-ch'ang / JRF Working Committee Member, Attorney-at-Law

In recent years, with the proliferation and increasing versatility of mobile phones, related crimes have grown. Reports…

26Feb.
2003

Is the Age of the Judicial Yuan President More Important Than Their Vision?

Ku Chung-hua (Convener, Citizen Coalition for Monitoring Grand Justice Nominees), Lin Ching-ping (CEO, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Recently, a legislator proposed an amendment to the Judicial Yuan Organization Act that would impose an age limit of…

26Feb.
2003

Do Foreign Female Sex Workers Have No Human Rights?

Ts'ai Chia-wen / Executive Secretary, Judicial Reform Foundation

Recently, the Chungshan Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department cracked a prostitution ring that brought Russian…