Commentary

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08Jul.
2014

Still Unable to See a Judge in the End

Ch'ien Chien-jung (Judge, T'aoyuan District Court)

Today marks the implementation of the newly amended Habeas Corpus Act. When this legislation—touted as providing…

02Jul.
2014

Why Is the Supreme Court Not Respected?

KAO Jung-chih / Attorney, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

Supreme Court judges possess excellent integrity and profound legal knowledge, typically representing the finest legal…

30Jun.
2014

The Judicial Yuan's History of Bad Precedents: On the Relief of Presiding Judges from Their Administrative Duties

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney-at-Law and Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

The judicial practice circles love looking at criminal records. When police arrest someone, prosecutors interrogate…

30Jun.
2014

The Story of Grandma Mei

Lin Pei-ying (Department of Law, Aletheia University / Volunteer, Judicial Reform Foundation)

Without waiting for the civil court to determine whether a parent-child relationship existed between Lao Chang and…

30Jun.
2014

The Difficulty of Lawyer-Client Meetings in mainland China

Lawyer Ch'ingshih

29Jun.
2014

Breaking the DNA Chains: Professor Li Chun-i of the Department of Forensic Medicine, NTU, Discusses the Exoneration of Ch'en Lung-ch'i

Huang Chih-hsien / Taiwan Association for Innocence

Five years ago, Ch'en Lung-ch'i was accused of taking advantage of a woman in a rented room along with friends, a…

26Jun.
2014

Can We Still Sleep Soundly After Tomorrow?

Yu Po-hsiang / Attorney, Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation

A person's residence is their sanctuary and the center of their private life. If the state could arbitrarily intrude…

26Jun.
2014

Chang Chih-chun Arrives in Taiwan: Breaking the Ice or Breaking Down Doors?

Kao Jung-chih / Attorney and Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation

And so, on the internet, we saw the video of the Novotel hotel, strangely blended through a montage with the scene from…

20Jun.
2014

Can the Ministry of Justice Not Translate "Justice"?

Kao Jung-chih (Attorney-at-Law, Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation)

Issues concerning individual cases and persons are easily highlighted and discovered, whereas legal and institutional…