Commentary

1235 articles
11Sep.
2014

Detaining and Executing Gutter Oil Vendors Brings Only Fleeting Satisfaction

Jung-Chih Kao / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

In 1985, a "gutter oil incident" shocked Taiwanese society. Media reported relentlessly, prosecutors and police…

10Sep.
2014

The Unseen Defendant, A Voice That Needs to Be Heard: Interview Summary of a Dummy Account Case

Sun Hsin-hui, Tung Wan-t'ing / JRF Volunteers

On September 3, 2014, the Taiwan Association for Innocence, the Judicial Reform Foundation, and the congressional…

07Sep.
2014

Who Messed Up the Judgment? The Judges Act Combat Manual: Judgment Search Edition

JRF Appeals Center

Poor judgment quality has always been a source of public grievance against the judiciary. On May 30, 2012, the Judicial…

07Sep.
2014

My Account Might Be Used as a Dummy Account: What Should I Do?

Dummy Account Project Team, Legal Service Special Project of the Department of Financial and Economic Law, Chung Yuan Christian University; JRF Advocacy Center

If individuals suspect that their bank accounts have been unlawfully compromised and utilized as nominal accounts by…

07Sep.
2014

How Did My Account Become a "Dummy Account"?

Dummy Account Project Team, Legal Service Special Topic of the Department of Financial and Economic Law, Chung Yuan Christian University; JRF Complaint Center

Many citizens may not realize how, in a state of confusion, their accounts end up being used as dummy accounts by fraud…

07Sep.
2014

How to Obtain Evidence for Reporting: A Judges Act Manual on File Review

JRF Complaint Center

The individual case evaluation mechanism under the Judges Act aimed at removing unfit judges and prosecutors officially…

07Sep.
2014

Disciplining Judges and Prosecutors, and Redressing Wrongful Convictions! The Judges Act Manual: Retrial

JRF Petition Center

The Judges Act provides the legal basis for disciplining judges and prosecutors. If the grounds for discipline are…

07Sep.
2014

Demanding Judicial Accountability: A Comprehensive Guide to Challenging Unfit Judges and Prosecutors under Taiwan’s Judges Act

JRF Complaint Center

The Judges Act was promulgated by the President on July 6, 2011, establishing an individual case evaluation mechanism…

07Sep.
2014

Judicial and Prosecutorial Authorities Must Bear the Responsibility of Self-Supervision! A Manual on Institutional Supervision under the Judges Act

JRF Complaint Center