Commentary

1235 articles

10Feb.
2004

Did NT$900,000 Drop from the Sky?

Lai Fang-yü / Executive Committee Member and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation

With the Lunar New Year approaching, many people withdraw cash to prepare for the festivities, but they might…

07Jan.
2004

The Confession of a Litigation Call Bell

Lo Ping-cheng (Board Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation, President of the Hsinchu Bar Association, and Attorney-at-Law)

Justice? You ask what justice is? How would I know?! I am only responsible for ringing, not for answering. There is…

31Dec.
2003

Police House-Visits: Big Brother's New Tactic?

Yu Po-hsiang (Executive Committee Member and Attorney, Judicial Reform Foundation)

The Police Power Enforcement Act took effect on the first of this month. Article 15 of the Act designates individuals…

25Dec.
2003

A Christmas Gift for the Poor—The Legal Aid Act

Cheng Wen-lung / Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Member of the Decision-Making Group of the Three Major Judicial Reforms Promotion Alliance, and Attorney at Law

The Legislative Yuan finally passed the third reading of the Legal Aid Act on the 23rd. This is fantastic news for…

17Dec.
2003

Is It Difficult to Live in a Society Without the Death Penalty?

Wu Chih-kuang / Standing Executive Committee Member, Judicial Reform Foundation

On the eve of International Human Rights Day, various human rights events were launched successively, including the…

07Dec.
2003

The Civil Society's Campaign for the Three Judicial Reform Acts—With a Critique of Legislative Yuan President Wang Chin-pyng's Response

Ch'ü Hai-yüan / Convenor of the Coalition for the Promotion of the Three Judicial Reform Acts

Following the conclusion of the Citizens' Coalition for Monitoring Grand Justice Nominees, several legal and social…

27Nov.
2003

Responding to Public Opinion: Expedite the Amendment of the Judicial Yuan Organization Act

Lin Ching-p'ing / Executive Director of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Attorney- Attorney-Attorney-Attorney-Attorney-Attorney- Attorney-Attorney

We deeply admire the China Times for recently inviting cross-party legislators, scholars, and experts to hold a…

25Nov.
2003

Enabling the Judicial Yuan to Truly Become the Highest Judicial Organ in Name and in Fact

Ku Li-hsiung / Board Member, Judicial Reform Foundation

In October 2001, the Judicial Yuan Grand Justices rendered Interpretation No. 530, holding that under the current…

14Nov.
2003

Justice, Open the Mic!

Lo Ping-cheng / Standing Executive Committee Member of the Judicial Reform Foundation, Chairperson of the Hsinchu Bar Association, Attorney-at-Law

Media outlets and citizens lined up overnight to witness the historic moment of the first former president testifying…