Commentary

2004
Are Men's Promises on Valentine's Day Unreliable?
This all began on Valentine's Day, February 14 of this year. That day, I had the privilege of serving as the first…

2004
Urgent Petition to Save Hsu Tzu-chiang ~ Do Not Let Hasty Justice Take an Innocent Life!
President Ch'en Shui-bian, Judicial Yuan President Weng Yüeh-sheng, and Ministry of Justice Minister Ch'en Ting-nan…

2004
What Was Missing from the May 20 Inaugural Address?
Although President Ch'en Shui-bian's May 20 inaugural address—which drew widespread domestic and international…

2004
The New Cabinet's Homework (Part 2): Reform of Civic Education
Following last week's discussion on the "reform of the prosecutorial system," this week we discuss another crucial task…

2004
Homework for the New Cabinet (I): Reform of the Prosecutorial System
The joint committee of the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committees of the Legislative Yuan held a public…

2004
A Researcher in an Ivory Tower
According to news reports, Academia Sinica Associate Research Fellow Ma Tzu-heng published a research report on May 12…

2004
The Plight of Pickle Uncle
A few days ago, my mother called me to talk about the plight of Pickle Uncle. She said that in recent years, Pickle…
2004
A Gift from Heaven?
Last Friday (April 16), the Judicial Reform Foundation (JRF) accepted a NT$100 million donation from Mr. David Sun (Sun…

2004
Reflections on the Predicament of Compulsory Detention through the Drug Classification System
The controversy surrounding the use of such soft drugs remains substantial in Taiwan. In the short term, the first…
